AirtelDirector to SAC Sacramento authorizing SR-71 photography of flight path6 December 19711 page
memoLegibility: high

Part 74, page 151

DB Cooper-32029Serials 164-601, PD 164-41, SC 164-50, SE 164-81, SE 164-81-898

Document date 6 December 1971

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 74 p. 151 (DB Cooper-32029), Airtel, dated 6 Dec 1971, serial SE 164-81-898 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-74/pages/151

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Airtel

TO: SAC, Sacramento (164-50) 12/6/71

FROM: Director, FBI

UNSUB; NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT 305 11/24/71 CAA - HIJACKING OO: SEATTLE

Reference is made to Butelcall to Sacramento 12/6/71 and Sacramento teletype 12/3/71 which states that Beale Air Force Base has offered free of charge the use of an SR-71 aircraft to photograph terrain over which captioned flight progressed from Seattle to Reno.

Bureau authority is granted for the Sacramento Office to immediately complete arrangements to accept the offer of the use of this aircraft as described in referenced teletype. Sacramento should afford this phase of this investigation immediate and continuous attention and keep the Bureau and Seattle Office fully advised.

Consider subject dangerous.

(1)- SAC, Seattle (164-81) (Information) 1 - SAC, Portland (164-41) (Information) 1 - SAC, Las Vegas (164-601) (Information)

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164-81-898 SEARCHED _____ INDEXED _____ SERIALIZED _____ FILED _____ DEC 8 1971 FBI — SEATTLE

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DB Cooper-32029