MemoTo SAC Seattle re orange object sighted near Mt. St. Helens21 November 19741 page
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Part 68, page 281

DB Cooper-29096Serials SE 164-81, SE 164-81-63

Document date 21 November 1974

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) 11-21-74

SA [REDACTED] [signature: illegible]

NORJAK

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On 11-20-74, [REDACTED], Skamania, County SO, Stevenson, Wa., advised that approximately one week ago, an orange object was observed in the north part of Skamania County in the vicinity of Mt. St.Helens between Mt. Margaret and Mt. Whittier. At this time the matter was dis- cussed with the FBI on the possibility that it was the parachute in captioned matter and it was decided that it could not have been inasmuch as the object spotted was orange in color and the parachute involved in this case was white.

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[REDACTED] stated that since that time he was re- ceived informaton from [REDACTED] of the Cowlitz County Sheriff's Office, Kelso, Wa., who advised that a Cowlitz County [REDACTED], had been contacted by a hunter who had located an old $20.00 bill in the vicinity of the head of Cold Water Creek which is in the Mt. St. Helens vicinity. [REDACTED] has no other information concerning this $20.00 bill but feels additional information can be obtained from [REDACTED].

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SEATTLE DIVISION At Kelso, Washington

Will contact [REDACTED] and conduct appro- priate investigation.

(SA MANNING WAS TELEPHONICALLY ADVISED OF THIS LEAD.)

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(2) [signature/initials] 164-81-63 [illegible] SEARCHED......INDEXED SERIALIZED......[illegible] [date stamp: NOV 7 1974]

DB Cooper-29096