Part 74, page 216
DB Cooper-32120Serials 164-2111, SE 164-81
Document date 19 May 1976
FBI 164-81, Vault Part 74 p. 216 (DB Cooper-32120), Airtel, dated 19 May 1976 — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-74/pages/216
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FBI
Transmit in __________ Via Airtel (Type in plaintext or code) (Precedence)
5/19/76 (Date)
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To: SAC, Seattle (164-81) From: Director, FBI (164-2111)
NORJACK OO: SE [REDACTED - b6, b7C]
The following information was provided to an SA of the San Francisco Division by an United Airlines em- ployee who desired to remain anonymous. This information is being furnished Seattle for analysis and possible lead potential.
The United Airlines (UA) employee advised that an individual whose true name is [REDACTED], according, to rumor, [REDACTED] in Denver, Colorado, for a period of time shortly before the skyjacking. [REDACTED] allegedly was a military trained paratrooper and a sky- diver by hobby. This individual is supposed to be an [REDACTED] who supposedly bragged in [REDACTED] [REDACTED] that he could accomplish a feat such as bailing out of an airline plane. Further, [REDACTED]
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[REDACTED] Finally, this individual has not been seen since shortly before the date of the skyjack. The individual providing this information insists that this information was a [REDACTED] of UA, especially those associated with the UA Denver base; but that [REDACTED] airline officials squelched the rumore, fearing that it might result in bad publicity for the airline.
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DB Cooper-32120
164-81- Sub X [guess: 6452]
SEARCHED _____ [DE] SERIALIZED _____ [ID]
MAY 21 1976 [FILE]