Interview report (FD-302)Interview in Anchorage re 1971 acquaintance knowledgeable about aircraft and parachutingInterviewed 15 May 1973page 1 of 3
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Part 72, page 123

DB Cooper-30956Serials AN 164-59

Interviewed 15 May 1973Transcribed 16 May 1973

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

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 5/16/73

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[REDACTED], Anchorage, Alaska, telephone number [REDACTED], was interviewed in the presence of [REDACTED] [REDACTED], Anchorage Police Department, Anchorage, Alaska, in the offices of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, Anchorage, Alaska.

[REDACTED] advised that during the year of 1971 he was [REDACTED] Anchorage, Alaska, on several occasions on [REDACTED] and/or [REDACTED] and/or [REDACTED]. He stated that in the Fall of 1971 and in connection with [REDACTED] for a period [REDACTED].

[REDACTED] stated that during that [REDACTED] [REDACTED] with an individual whom he came to know as [REDACTED]. He stated that to his recollection [REDACTED] was [REDACTED] in the State of Alaska.

[REDACTED] advised that he found [REDACTED] to be a very interesting and intelligent individual. He advised that [REDACTED] was very knowledgeable about types of aircraft, aerodynamics, flight rules and regulations, speeds and altitudes. He stated that [REDACTED] was either a pilot and/or parachutist to his recollection. He advised that at that time there were numerous magazines and manuals relating to aircraft and flight and that during [REDACTED] [REDACTED] he observed [REDACTED] to be reading those various publications.

[REDACTED] advised that he can recall three conversations with [REDACTED] during this period of time wherein [REDACTED] indicated to him that he, [REDACTED], intended to do something spectacular and that what he did would be published in the newspapers. [REDACTED] never mentioned that he was going to hijack an aircraft and [REDACTED] never mentioned the fact that a plane or an airlines would be

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Interviewed on 5/15/73 Anchorage, Alaska File # AN 164-59

by [REDACTED] SA [REDACTED] Date dictated [REDACTED]

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. FBI - SEATTLE MAY 2 4 1973

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