Part 68, page 308

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SAC, SEATTLE (164-81) (P) 12/21/73

SA [REDACTED] [signature: illegible] b6 b7C NORJAK OO: SEATTLE

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At 9:50 PM, 12/15/73, [REDACTED] who stated he was calling from the [REDACTED], Snohomish, Washington, telephonically advised that he was seated in a bar at that address, and a person described as a white male, thin, with short dark hair and receding hair- line, turned to him and said, "Don't panic. I'm flying a 747. I'm D. B. COOPER," and then turned back to his table. [REDACTED] stated he did not know the man, but noted that the man resembled the photographs he recalled in the newspapers as being D. B. COOPER.

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[REDACTED] stated he had entered the [REDACTED] at approximately 9:10 PM, at about the same time the other man had. He stated he didn't know how to react to the man's remark, and thought it best to notify the FBI of the incident.

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The writer, who took the above call, immediately notified Seattle case agent [REDACTED], who indicated he would have to check out the incident, probably by inter- viewing [REDACTED].

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To facilitate the above proposed interview, SA [REDACTED] telephoned the Snohomish Sheriff's Office and spoke with a [REDACTED], and discussed the matter with him. [REDACTED] stated that he would immediately notify someone at the Snohomish Police Department and request them to contact [REDACTED] and determine if an identification of any kind could be obtained on the person making the above remark.

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At 11:15 PM, [REDACTED], Snohomish Police Department, telephonically advised the writer that he had interviewed [REDACTED]. From observation [guess: and] and interview he identified [REDACTED] as follows:

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(2) Seattle (164-81) (2)

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[partially illegible stamp] [guess: SEARCHED] [guess: INDEXED] [guess: SERIALIZED] [guess: FILED]

DB Cooper-29185