Part 68, page 277

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3 SC 164-50

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AT SIERRA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA

On October 25, 1974, Sheriff SAM DOYLE of the Sierra County, California, Sheriff's Office, telephonically advised the Sacramento Division of the FBI that some hunters in the vicinity of Sierra- ville, California, had located some property which he wished to bring to the attention of the FBI in view of the skyjacking case in which an individual known as D. B. COOPER parachuted from the craft approximately two years ago.

DOYLE stated that the hunters found among other things a harnass which probably was a portion of a parachute or parachutes. He advised that there were other quantities of what appeared to be camping equipment. He stated that the material found, however, was extremely deteriorated and it appeared that it probably had been exposed to the elements for ten or more years. He advised that he believed that his [REDACTED] at Loyalton, California, has the recovered property.

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On October 24, 1974, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] Sacramento, telephonically con- tacted the Sacramento FBI Office. [REDACTED] advised he was calling to determine if the Sierra County Sheriff's Office had notified the FBI regarding some items that were located [REDACTED], Sacramento, California, telephone [REDACTED] on the evening of October 19, 1974.

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[REDACTED] advised they were deer hunting approxi- mately three miles from Sierraville, California, and found miscellaneous items to include a parachute, two jump suits, and two pair of paratrooper boots.

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On October 25, 1974, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] of the Sierra County Sheriff's Office was interviewed. He advised that after finding the property discovered by [REDACTED] of Sacramento, it

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DB Cooper-29092