MemoTo SAC Seattle re two parachutes found near Vancouver (file copy)23 April 19801 page
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Part 69, page 154

DB Cooper-29497Serials SD 164-91-9367, SE 164-81

Document date 23 April 1980

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

SA [REDACTED] NORJAK OO: Seattle

SUBS DIET

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For information, on 3/5/80, [REDACTED] [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.

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SUBS [date stamp: possibly 1b4-91-9367] SEARCH _____ [REDACTED] SERIALIZED _____ FILED FBI - SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-29497