MemoTo SAC Seattle re two parachutes found near Vancouver (file copy)23 April 19801 page
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Part 65, page 143

DB Cooper-27390Serials SE 164-81

Document date 23 April 1980

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 4/23/80

SA [REDACTED] SUBS D,ET NORJAK OO: Seattle

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For information, on 3/5/80, [REDACTED] Vancouver, Washington, phone number [REDACTED], tele- phonically contacted the Vancouver RA and advised as follows:

Approximately 6½ years ago he discovered two para- chutes approximately 50 to 100 feet apart "near the area" previously searched by the FBI". [REDACTED] declined to furnish the location of the parachutes as he wants to negotiate and receive a reward before identifying the area. [REDACTED] further stated that one parachute is white and the other is orange, and when he first observed them he thought they were "weather balloon shutes".

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[REDACTED] advised that this area can be reached by four-wheel drive vehicle to within a quarter mile of the lo- cation of the parachutes. From there, individuals with machetes could proceed though the forest to the exact loca- tion within two or three hours.

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[REDACTED] stated that he has not since returned to the area, and is not aware if the parachutes would still be there.

MES:val (2)

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SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED [illegible] FBI - SEATTLE

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