Interview report (FD-302)Interview of Washington witness re small single-engine plane landing 11/24/71Interviewed 3 December 19711 page
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Part 65, page 57

DB Cooper-27276Serials SE 164-81

Interviewed 3 December 1971Dictated 3 December 1971Transcribed 9 December 1971

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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70)

1 FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 12/9/71

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[REDACTED] Washington, advised that on November 24, 1971, between 8:00 and 8:30 p.m. one small plane circled [REDACTED] [REDACTED]. She stated that the weather was foggy with some rain at the time this plane came into land and recalled further that it was on the ground about 30 minutes and took off again. She advised [REDACTED] told her it was a single engine plane and that he had observed one man getting out of the plane.

She pointed out that she had no reason to be suspicious of this aircraft coming in to land and staying on the ground, as small planes land [REDACTED] b6 frequently. b7C

She stated that she feels sure the plane landed on November 24, 1971, as she was doing chores at the time and could relate the plane landing to the next day being Thanksgiving.

[REDACTED] continued that she did not see the b6 landing lights turned on at any particular time and recalls b7C further that there were no planes flying in that vicinity all afternoon. She pointed out that the plane came [REDACTED] [REDACTED] and she observed the [REDACTED] [REDACTED] but she did not see the plane land. She also stated that at times other planes land there at night and she thought nothing of this plane coming [REDACTED].

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Interviewed on 12/3/71 at [REDACTED], Washington File # SE 164-81 - [guess: /864] b6 b7C by SA [REDACTED] :bfr Date dictated 12/3/71

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