MemoTo SAC Seattle (164-81 Sub D) re NORJACK parachute observed in garage16 December 19711 page
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Part 64, page 140

DB Cooper-26951Serials SE 164-81-1262

Document date 16 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 64 p. 140 (DB Cooper-26951), Memo, dated 16 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-1262 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-64/pages/140

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81 Sub D) 12/16/71

SA [REDACTED] PARACHUTES

NORJACK

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On 12/16/71 at 5:50 pm SA [REDACTED] received a telephone call from [REDACTED] Seattle, telephone [REDACTED]. He works for the [REDACTED] telephone [REDACTED] has had some experience with chutes, although he has never had to jump.

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On 12/16/71 in company of a realtor, he examined some property [REDACTED] miled east of [REDACTED] Washington on State Highwa y [REDACTED]. (This can also be described as being about 3 miles west [REDACTED] Washington.) The property is on the south side of the road. [REDACTED] in buying the property.

The property is [REDACTED] employed in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] is to move soon to [REDACTED] the above property to [REDACTED]

were not home when he saw the property. [REDACTED] has a section map of the property, if needed.)

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The property has two houses on it. The main house is white [guess: with] two cedar trees in the front. A quarter mile east of the main house is another house with a garage.

In this garage [REDACTED] saw, on 12/16/71 an orange and white chute draped from the rafters over a pickup truck. The chute looked new, but [REDACTED] could not see the rigging or harness. From the way the chute was draped, it appeared whoever did it was familiar with chutes.

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ASAC BIBLER was advised at 6:10 pm. He instructed to advise SA THOMAS MANNING.

6:15 pm MANNING was not home. Message left to call night clerk, who is to give MANNING the above information.

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SEARCHED _____ INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] DEC 1 6 1971 FBI - SEATTLE

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[handwritten] [guess: Sub]. D 164-81-1262

DB Cooper-26951