FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet indicating 5 pages (pages 6–10) were withheld due to Referral/Consult exemptions in case FOI/PA# 1:16-cv-01790-02. A box notes deleted pages with no duplicat…

Date of the letter. Partially redacted reference or file notation, mostly illegible. Salutation with recipient name and address redacted. Response letter acknowledging a citizen's July 10th letter…

FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle regarding an experimental flight conducted on 1/6/72 using the actual NWA plane hijacked in the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. The U.S. Air Force observ…

Standard FBI form header for an AIRTEL communication, form revision 0-9 dated 5-18-71. FBI Director memo to SAC Seattle returning a 16mm movie film of a simulated airdrop conducted by the U.S. Air F…

FBI Director's memo to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, responding to a Seattle field office letter dated 1/14/72 that recommended sending a letter of appreciation to Northwest Ai…

Header of FBI memo from SAC Seattle to Director FBI, dated January 10, 1972, regarding NORJAK case. A film was taken by a U.S. Air Force cameraman from a chase plane during a simulated flight on Jan…

Date of the airtel memo. Communication type and delivery method headers. Airtel memo from SAC Seattle to SAC Minneapolis regarding the NORJAK case. Encloses four black-and-white prints showing the…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated January 7, 1972, sent via NITEL priority teletype. Daily NORJAK teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director reporting that Eastern Airlines r…

Standard header of a United States Government memorandum from SA Donald J. Steele to SAC Seattle, dated January 4, 1972, regarding the NORJAK case (164-81). Interview summary of Earl Jay Cossey, the…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to file 164-81, from SAC Seattle, dated 1/5/72, regarding NORJAK case. SAC Seattle reports that SA Henry Shutz at FBI HQ advised against hiring COS…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated December 30, 1971, marked URGENT priority, transmitted via teletype. Handwritten sub-classification marking indicating sub-file A A. Telety…

Memo header showing addressee (SAC Seattle), case number 164-81, date 12/30/71, from ASAC Paul R. Bibler, re: NORJAK. SA Olrogg reported that the Air Force denied permission for live volunteer parac…

FBI memo from SA Elgin E. Olrogg regarding the NORJAK case. On December 30, 1971, McChord Air Force Base advised that a request for permission to use two Air Force volunteers in a live parachute drop…

Teletype routing header from Springfield field office to Director, Minneapolis, and Seattle, marked urgent, dated December 30, 1971. Springfield field office reports contact made at command level at…

Continuation (page two) of an FBI teletype, case SI 164-31, instructing Seattle to maintain contact with McChord AFB personnel who will be advised of further developments by the Command Section, MAC,…

Internal FBI memo from ASAC Paul R. Bibler to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. A redacted individual from Northwest Airlines confirmed by phone on 12/30/71 that the pertinent airplane (likely t…

Header block of an internal FBI memo from SAC Seattle, addressed to ASAC Paul R. Bibler, regarding the NORJAK case. A redacted Northwest Airlines representative called to report a change in aircraft…

Teletype routing header from Seattle field office to FBI Director, Springfield, and Minneapolis, sent urgently on 12/29/71. FBI Seattle office reports that arrangements are being made for Air Force…

Page header with page number and file/serial number. Continuation of a teletype message (page two) regarding coordination with Air Force personnel at McChord AFB for a parachute test related to the…

Header block of FBI memo showing file number 164-81, dated 12/23/71, addressed to SAC Seattle, subject NORJAK. SAC HELD called from Minneapolis on 12/23/71 reporting that Mr. NYROP arranged for the…

FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet indicating that 2 pages (pages 5 and 6) were removed as duplicates from a FOIA release under case number 1:16-cv-01790-02. No duplication fee applies.

Date of the memo. Airtel memo from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding NORJAK case. Encloses two copies of a proposed circular letter to be sent to all law enforcement agencies. Requests Bureau ap…

Official FBI letterhead from Washington, D.C. headquarters with DOJ seal. FBI bulletin to all law enforcement agencies summarizing the D.B. Cooper hijacking of November 24, 1971. A Northwest Airline…

Document type header indicating an Airtel communication. Routing header from FBI Director to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. FBI Director instructs SAC Seattle to promptly submit a proposal for…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmission form header dated February 17, 1972, sent via AIRTEL with AIRMAIL - REGISTERED priority. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. S…

Date of the airtel. Airtel from SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Reports enclosure of photographs taken in the 1960s. A canvas of law enforcement agencies in the Las Vegas Divisio…

FBI case file number for the Las Vegas field office investigation. A female source reports that employment records show an individual worked at the Stardust Hotel in Nevada and voluntarily resigned.…

FBI Las Vegas field office case file number. Las Vegas PD records from 2/1/72 disclosed information about a redacted individual born in Nevada who applied for a position with Las Vegas PD on 4/22/57…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header on Optional Form No. 10, addressed from Special Agent Robert H. Wick to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated February 4, 1972. Agent Wick reports t…

Header of a US Government memorandum from SAC J.E. Milnes to each Senior Resident Agent, dated 1/11/72, subject NORJAK. Routing annotations 'Sub B.B' and markings visible. Memo instructs Senior Resi…

Teletype reference/routing numbers. APB from the State of Washington dated 12/30/71 requesting all receiving departments review missing persons reports since the November 24, 1971 hijacking of a Nor…

Teletype routing header from FBI Director to Seattle, Portland, Sacramento, and Las Vegas field offices, marked URGENT, dated December 28, 1971. FBI Director instructs receiving field offices to can…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to file 164-81, from SAC J.E. Milnes, dated 12/28/71, subject NORJAK. Memo describes a 12/27/71 call from an unnamed Bureau official regarding a mi…

FBI FOIA/PA deleted page information sheet indicating that 3 pages (pages 4, 8, and 9) were removed as duplicates from the release under case FOI/PA# 1:16-cv-01790-02. No duplication fee applies for…

Standard FBI internal memo header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated 5/20/76. Sender name redacted. References search area, search personnel, and complaints resulting from search.…

Letter dated 27 April 1972 from the Regimental Commander of the 3rd Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort Lewis, WA, to FBI SAC J. Earl Milnes in Seattle, expressing appreciation for the FBI's cooperation…

Filing notations indicating sub-file E and carbon copy. Letter from FBI Special Agent in Charge J. E. Milnes (Seattle office) to the Regimental Commander of the 3d Armored Cavalry Regiment at Fort L…

Internal FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, noting that a search of the drop area was conducted from 3/21/72 through 4/18/72, with participating agent perso…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated April 17, 1972, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director and SACs in Los Angeles, San Francisco, an…

Date of the airtel document. FBI airtel from SAC Los Angeles to Director FBI, Administrative Division (Movement Unit), regarding NORJAK case. References prior airtel to Bureau dated 4/3/72 and a Sea…

Header block identifying the memo as addressed to SAC Seattle, from ASAC Paul R. Bibler, regarding the NORJAK case, dated 4/6/72. A redacted caller from Ft. Lewis informed that approval had been rec…

Date of the airtel. FBI airtel from SAC Los Angeles to Director FBI, Administrative Division (Movement Unit), regarding NORJAK case. References a prior airtel dated 3/31/72 and a Seattle telcall on…

Header block identifying the file number, date, addressee (SAC Seattle), and case name NORJAK. Author directed SACs Mattson and Gebhart, and a redacted ASAC in Los Angeles, to have agents present at…

Date of document FBI Airtel memo from SAC Los Angeles to Director FBI, Administrative Division (Movement Unit), regarding NORJAK case. References a Butel call to Los Angeles on 3/31/72 and states th…

Internal FBI memo from ASAC Paul R. Bibler in Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. ASACs from Los Angeles and San Francisco field offices were each instructed by the Bureau to furnish 4 m…

Teletype header identifying a nitel (night telegram) sent from San Francisco field office to the Director and Seattle, dated March 31, 1972. Body of teletype referencing case NORJAK. San Francisco a…

Internal FBI memo from ASAC Eibler to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. Eibler reports calling SA Henry Schutz at the Bureau on 3/31/72 to inform him that agents for the search should arrive in…

Teletype header indicating an urgent message sent from Seattle field office to the Director and four other field offices on March 17, 1972. Teletype directing agents assigned to the NORJAK special a…

Date of the memo. Airtel memo from SAC Portland to FBI Director regarding a Bureau telephone call on 3/9/72 ordering four agents to Seattle for a NORJAK special assignment commencing approximately 3…

Header identifying document as relating to NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case) terrain search. List of Special Agents assigned to the NORJAK terrain search from four FBI field divisions: Butte (2 SAs), Portla…

Grainy, high-contrast photographic strip across the top of the page, appears to be a microfiche or photocopied artifact showing a mottled/speckled pattern. No discernible subject matter. Internal FB…

Date of the airtel. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to FBI Director regarding the NORJACK case. References a telephone call from a redacted SOG contact concerning a special two-week assignment in Long Vi…

FBI FOIA header identifying the document as a Deleted Page Information Sheet associated with case FOI/PA# 1:16-cv-01790-02. Lists three pages (4, 14, and 24) that were deleted from the release becau…

Header of a US Government memorandum from a Special Agent (redacted) to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, referencing search area, search personnel, and complaints resulting from search. A reda…

Header block identifying this as a memo to the SAC Seattle office, case 164-81, dated 2/15/73, NORJAK case, from an unidentified Special Agent. Subject line indicating this memo concerns complaints…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated February 5, 1973, regarding the NORJAK case. SA Manning reports that a property owner in Woodland,…

Header of an FBI memo from SAC Seattle office, case 164-81 (NORJAK), dated 12/14/72, referencing a prior memo by Special Agent Thomas J. Manning dated 11/17/72. Location is Fort Lewis, Washington. O…

Header of FBI memo from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated 11/17/72, filed under case number 164-81. Subject noted as Sub DD. References an attached Xerox copy of a let…

Official U.S. Army letterhead for 1st Squadron, 3d Armored Cavalry at Fort Lewis, Washington. Office symbol and date line of the letter. Recipient name/address redacted under b6/b7C privacy exempti…

Handwritten sub-file designation 'Sub DD' Letter from FBI SAC J. E. Milnes in Seattle confirming a telephone conversation regarding a property damage and personal injury claim filed with the U.S. Ar…

Header block of an FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle, dated 7/25/72, regarding the NORJAK case, sub-topic: search near Merwin Dam and handling of property damage by military. On Jul…

Memo header identifying the recipient (SAC Seattle), author (SA Charles E. Farrell), case name (NORJAK), and subject (complaints during search near Merwin Dam), dated 7/19/72. Memo describes a compl…

Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header. Addressed to SAC Seattle, file 164-81, from Special Agent Charles E. Farrell, dated April 13, 1972, subject NORJAK. Memo body describing events…

A handwritten letter from an unidentified person, heavily redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions. The letter appears to reference someone wishing to communicate information, mentions camping or a c…

Handwritten letter from an individual expressing anger about unauthorized people entering their private property in connection with the D.B. Cooper case. The writer complains that signs have been pos…

Day header for the diary/letter entry Diary or letter entry describing the Army search effort for D.B. Cooper near the writer's home. Army personnel camped about 75 feet from the house for one week.…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, file number 164-81, dated April 13, 1972, regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case) complaint concerning search. A citizen from Washingto…

Memo header indicating this is addressed to SAC Seattle, file number 164-81 (P), dated 4/8/72, from SA Thomas J. Manning, regarding NORJAK case. SA Manning reports that on 4/7/72 a redacted Commandi…

Memo header identifying the SAC Seattle office, case number 164-81, date 4/4/72, originating agent SA Thomas J. Manning, and case name NORJAK. A person (name redacted) employed in Washington gave co…

Header of an FBI internal memo addressed to SAC Seattle, with case number 164-81, dated 3/26/72, subject NORJACK. SC line is redacted. A woman from Washington state telephonically contacted the FBI…

Date and file classification notation at top of page. List of four damage complaints from Washington state property owners regarding military vehicle damage (deep ruts, torn-up driveways) and debris…

Standard US Government memorandum header, dated March 27, 1972, from Special Agent Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, regarding the NORJAK case (164-81). Handwritten routing and classification annota…

FBI FOIA/PA header identifying the case and document type. Indicates one page was deleted from this section; page 5 was removed as a duplicate. Boxed notice confirming the deleted page(s) carry no…

Date of the airtel. FBI airtel routing header from SAC Oklahoma City to SAC Seattle, regarding NORJAK case. Report of investigation at the FAA Aeronautical Center in Oklahoma City on 5/18/72. A red…

Standard FBI teletype transmission form header (FD-36), dated May 17, 1972, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to SAC Oklahoma City regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case).…

FBI FOIA header identifying the document as a Deleted Page Information Sheet associated with case FOI/PA# 1:16-cv-01790-02. Lists 5 deleted pages (4, 5, 14, 21, 26), all removed as duplicates. Chec…

FBI memo header from Seattle field office to Directors Office, Criminal Investigative division, regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper), dated 10/10/2000. Synopsis requesting Bureau and Attorney Gen…

Standard FBI interoffice memorandum header. Addressed to file 164-81, from SAC Paul L. Mack, dated March 5, 1979, regarding NORJAC case. A representative of Royal Globe Insurance Company in New York…

Company letterhead for Royal-Globe Insurance Companies with New York address and phone number. Letter from Royal-Globe Insurance Companies to FBI Special Agent In Charge John M. Reed in Seattle, req…

Header block of an FBI memo dated 3/20/78 regarding NORJAK case, addressed to SAC Seattle, file 164-81. SAC Dale Kell of the Little Rock Division reported that a former AUSA was contacted by someone…

Newspaper letterhead identifying the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and Robert E. Thompson as Publisher and Editor. Handwritten annotation, likely an FBI routing or filing notation. Letter from Robert…

Teletype routing header from FBI New York field office to Director, Denver, and Seattle, dated November 24, 1976, regarding NORJACK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking). FBI New York teletype reporting that…

Header line of page two of a teletype or communication bearing New York field office case number 164-627, marked CLEAR. Fragment of text, likely a continuation from page one; almost entirely illegib…

Handwritten filing notation indicating sub-file FF. FBI Special Agent in Charge John M. Reed writes to Robert E. Thompson, publisher of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, asking whether the newspaper's…

Date of the memo. Handwritten annotation, likely a routing or classification note. Memo header: from SAC Seattle to ADIC New York regarding NORJAK case. FBI Seattle memo to New York regarding NORJ…

Standard USG memorandum header from a Special Agent in Seattle to SAC Seattle, dated 8/16/76, regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper), referencing sub-files on Reward and Search Area. An FBI Special…

Teletype header indicating communication from SAC Minneapolis to SAC Portland and SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated July 29, 1976. An individual from Oregon wrote to Northwest Orient Airlines…

Page two of a teletype or communication (MP 164-73) dated December 31, 1976. A redacted individual advised another redacted person in a letter to contact the FBI in Seattle, Washington with any infor…

Header of a US Government interoffice memo from a redacted Special Agent to SAC Seattle, dated July 13, 1976, regarding NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper), Sub E (Search Area) and Sub FF (Reward). Body of me…

Standard US Government memorandum form header. Memo routing information: from Special Agent Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, regarding NORJAK case, dated June 29, 1976. SA Manning forwards a lette…

Letterhead for Royal-Globe Insurance Companies, Claim & Loss Property W. Comp. division, located at 150 William Street, New York. Letter from Royal-Globe Insurance Companies to FBI Agent Thomas J. M…

Header of FBI memo identifying case NORJAK (D.B. Cooper), assigned to SAC Seattle, written by SA Thomas J. Manning, dated 6/15/76. A representative of Royal Insurance Company contacted SA Manning at…

Result of a background check on a company that was new and unlisted. A female contact expressed confidence in the legitimacy of a redacted individual and planned to raise the contract matter with Roy…

Standard US Government memorandum header. Addressed to SAC Seattle from a Special Agent (name redacted). Subject is NORJAK, office of origin Seattle, Bureau file 164-2111. A representative of Royal…

FBI Director's Airtel to multiple field offices regarding the NORJAK case. Discusses a publicity campaign approved at FBIHQ to widely publicize a reward for any twenty-dollar ransom bill turned in, a…

Date of the letter. Handwritten annotations, likely internal FBI routing or filing notes. Appears to read 'Sub. C.' and 'Sub Fi' or similar. FBI letter to a redacted recipient at the Oregon Journal…

Standard FBI FD-36 Airtel transmittal form header dated 1/4/73. WFO airtel to SAC Seattle regarding a woman from Rockville, Maryland who called on 1/3/74 requesting a list of twenty dollar bills out…

Routing header of FBI memo from SAC Portland to Director FBI, regarding NORJAK case, office of origin Seattle. SAC Portland forwards newspaper clippings from the Oregon Journal covering the NORJAK c…

FBI Seattle field office letterhead with date. Handwritten annotation, likely routing or initials. Letter from FBI Special Agent in Charge J. E. Milnes responding to a citizen request from Castle R…

Airtel memo from SAC Buffalo to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. Buffalo is enclosing nine copies of an FD-302 reflecting investigation conducted at Buffalo and two copies of a letter from a re…

Standard FD-302 interview report header with form revision date and transcription date. An individual in New York was interviewed by FBI agents regarding his letter to the Buffalo FBI Office about p…

Return address and date line of the letter, with sender name/address redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. A citizen writes to the FBI Buffalo field office requesting copies of the serial number list fo…

Header of FBI internal memo addressed to SAC Seattle, case 164-81 SUB FF, dated 12/18/73, with SA name redacted. Case codename NORJAK, office of origin Seattle. Memo body referencing a sub-file titl…

FBI Seattle field office letterhead with date. Redacted recipient name and address in Montesano, Washington. Redacted under b6/b7C privacy exemptions. Form letter from FBI Special Agent in Charge J…

FBI Seattle field office return address and date. Redacted recipient name and address in Spokane, Washington. FBI response letter to a citizen in Spokane, WA who inquired about locating the D.B. Co…

FBI Seattle field office letterhead with date. Redacted recipient name and address in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. FBI response letter to a member of the public in Milwaukee, WI, regarding their interest…

FBI form header for FD-350, used to mount newspaper clippings. Handwritten annotations, possibly indicating clipping size or filing codes. AP newspaper article reporting that Northwest Orient Airli…

FBI Las Vegas field office memo to SAC Seattle reporting that representatives of the Las Vegas Review Journal and Las Vegas Sun confirmed they had already received and published the DONALD W. NYROP n…

Handwritten annotations likely referencing FBI sub-file designations. Newspaper article reporting that Northwest Orient Airlines president Donald W. Nyrop authorized a $25,000 reward for evidence of…

Standard FBI form header FD-350 for mounting newspaper clippings. Handwritten notations, likely suspect classification codes. AP wire story from Seattle reporting that hunters in southwest Washingt…

FBI form FD-159 recording dissemination of information about the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case to multiple law enforcement agencies in Washington state. A SAC letter dated 10/17/72 setting forth facts ab…

Date of the airtel memo. FBI airtel from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland transmitting a circular describing the parachute landing area for the NORJAK unsub, items to look for, and reward information. Th…

Standard FBI teletype form header (FD-36) dated October 16, 1972, sent via TELETYPE NITEL priority. Routing information for the teletype: sent from SAC Seattle to SAC offices in Butte, Las Vegas, an…

Header of a U.S. Government memorandum from SPC Francis E. Entler to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated October 15, 1972. KIRO TV news department contacted the FBI Seattle office requestin…

Newspaper clipping announcing a $25,000 finders-fee reward offered by Northwest Orient Airlines for the return of the D.B. Cooper ransom money. Airline president Donald W. Nyrop stated a 15 percent r…

Teletype routing header from Minneapolis field office to Acting Director and Seattle, dated October 13, 1972. Handwritten annotations in upper right, partially illegible. Appears to include initials…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated October 10, 1972, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to Acting Director FBI and SAC Minneapolis regarding the…

Standard FBI teletype transmittal form header dated October 6, 1972, sent via NITEL teletype. Handwritten routing annotations in the right margin. Teletype from SAC Seattle to Acting Director and S…

Standard FBI teletype form header indicating a NITEL (night teletype) message dated October 5, 1972, sent in plaintext. FBI NITEL teletype from SAC Minneapolis to Acting Director and SAC Seattle reg…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated October 4, 1972. A contact in Vancouver, WA agreed to distribute 1,500 copies of literature about the N…

Teletype header indicating a NITEL (night telegram) sent from FBI Seattle to Acting Director FBI and Minneapolis field office, dated October 4, 1972, regarding the NORJAK case. Seattle FBI field off…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype with Seattle file number 164-81. Continuation of a teletype discussing that reward/finders fee information for the D.B. Cooper ransom money was…

FBI letter dated October 2, 1972, addressed generically to the public (likely hunters and campers), requesting assistance in locating evidence related to the D.B. Cooper skyjacking of November 24, 19…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated August 22, 1972, sent via AIRTEL/AIRMAIL. Airtel from SAC Seattle to Acting Director FBI regarding NORJAK case. Proposes two leads for Bureau approva…

FBI FOIA/PA Deleted Page Information Sheet indicating 232 total deleted pages from case FOI/PA# 1:16-cv-01790-02. This page lists pages 3 through 69, all deleted due to Referral/Consult exemption. Th…

FOIA processing sheet listing pages 70 through 142 as Referral/Consult, indicating these pages were withheld or referred to another agency for consultation during the FOIA review process.

FOIA/PA processing index listing pages 143 through 215, each marked as 'Referral/Consult', indicating those pages were referred to or consulted with another agency and withheld from release.

Continuation of a list of pages (216–234) withheld under Referral/Consult exemption, indicating these pages were referred to another agency for consultation during FOIA processing. Standard FBI FOIA…

Header identifying this as an FBI FOI/PA deleted page information sheet associated with case number 1:16-cv-01790-02. List of 37 deleted pages with reasons. Most pages were deleted as duplicates. Pa…

Date of the letter. A letter from a self-described retired Federal analyst to the FBI in Washington, D.C., dated 5 November 1976. The writer states they previously called the Indianapolis FBI office…

Illustration of a parachute, relating to D.B. Cooper's parachute jump. Newspaper article reporting that the FBI is stepping up its search for D.B. Cooper as the statute of limitations approaches its…

Newspaper article about mysterious $20 bills appearing on the streets of Harbor Grace, Newfoundland. At least $200 in crisp $20 bills found lying on the ground. Royal Canadian Mounted Police report i…

Airtel header routing the memo from the FBI Director to the SACs in Philadelphia and Seattle, referencing the NORJAK case. Handwritten notation indicating 'Sub 2', likely a sub-file designation. FB…

Letterhead for Philip M. Cullen, Attorney at Law, with Lancaster, PA address. Letter from attorney Philip M. Cullen to FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley dated August 26, 1976, relaying a tip from a re…

FOIA exemption codes indicating content was withheld. b5 per EOUSA (deliberative process privilege per Executive Office for United States Attorneys), b6 (personal privacy), and b7C (law enforcement p…

Standard US Government memorandum header identifying this as an internal FBI memo from a Special Agent (name redacted) to the SAC in Seattle, regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper), dated June 14, 1…

Standard USG memo header for NORJAK case, from a redacted Special Agent to SAC Seattle, dated June 10, 1976, referencing a prior memo dated May 14, 1976. FBI contacted a representative of the Yakima…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the NORJAK case. Handwritten annotations including what appears to be routing or filing no…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated June 7, 1976, sent via AIRTEL/AIRMAIL. Airtel from SAC Seattle to FBI Director regarding NORJAK case. Encloses a list of ransom bills from the…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated June 2, 1976, sent via AIRTEL / AIR MAIL. Airtel from ADIC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Los Angeles Division reports that…

Date of the airtel. FBI AIRTEL from SAC Minneapolis to Director FBI regarding NORJAK case. Northwest Orient Airlines was contacted about publicity program proposals from a Seattle airtel dated 5/18/…

Continuation of an FBI memo (MP 164-73) discussing opposition to a publicity program related to the D.B. Cooper (Norjak) case. An unnamed individual advised against the publicity campaign, arguing it…

FBI Airtel form header from Director, FBI to SAC Seattle, dated 5/19/76, regarding case NORJACK (D.B. Cooper), case file 164-81 / 164-2111. Office of Origin: SE (Seattle). An anonymous United Airlin…

Date of the airtel. Routing header for an FBI AIRTEL from SAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. Las Vegas field office responds to a Bureau airtel dated 5/12/76, listing five majo…

Standard USG memo header from an SA (Special Agent) in Seattle to SAC Seattle, dated May 14, 1976, regarding the NORJAK case. Memo directs all Resident Agencies in the Seattle Division of Washington…

FBI airtel from SAC Seattle to the Director and multiple field offices regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case). Seattle requests Minneapolis contact Northwest Orient Airlines officials to determine their…

FBI Airtel from Director to multiple SACs directing offices to coordinate a publicity campaign to publish NORJAK ransom bill serial numbers in newspapers, with a reward for any matching twenty-dollar…

FBI memo dated 4/15/76 from SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) conference held on 4/8/76 at the Federal Building in San Francisco. The conference was attended by SAC Charles W. Bates and…

FBI letterhead with DOJ seal and date. Memo from FBI Director Clarence M. Kelley to all Special Agents announcing expanded computer support services for field investigations. Describes the Data Proc…

Document type header indicating an Airtel communication. Routing header of an FBI Airtel from the Director of the FBI to SACs in Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, and San Francisco, regardi…

Continuation of an FBI Airtel addressed to SACs in Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, and San Francisco regarding the NORJAK case. Instructs receiving offices to furnish FBIHQ with names of r…

Header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from a redacted Special Agent to Acting SAC Seattle, regarding NORJAK case, dated March 1, 1976. Memo documenting a phone call on 2/24/76 from a reda…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header dated May 30, 1974, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Teletype routing from SAC Seattle to FBI Director and SAC Dallas regarding NORJAK case,…

Teletype routing header from Dallas FBI field office to Director and Seattle, regarding NORJAK case, dated May 28, 1974. Handwritten annotations listing sub-file designations Z, O, and X. Dallas fi…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype or communication, with Dallas field office file number 164-191. Large redacted block, contents withheld under exemptions b3, b6, and b7c. Sugge…

Header of FBI Laboratory Transmittal Form regarding NORJAK case, sent from Director FBI to SAC Los Angeles, dated April 19, 1974. Form fields indicating the examination was requested by Los Angeles…

FBI Laboratory report header addressed to SAC Los Angeles regarding NORJAK case, file number 164-2111, dated April 19, 1974. FBI Laboratory examination report documenting comparison of hair specimen…

Standard FBI AIRTEL header from SAC Dallas to the Director, regarding the TWABOM (D.B. Cooper) case, referencing a prior Bureau airtel dated 2/4/74. An individual from the Aberrant Behavior Center i…

Letterhead for The Aberrant Behavior Center in Dallas, Texas, with address and two phone numbers. Date of the letter. Address block directed to Mr. Clarence Kelly at the Department of Justice Build…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmission form header dated April 23, 1973. Routing information: airtel from Seattle SAC to Acting Director, FBI regarding NORJAK case. A suspect's photo originating fr…

Standard header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from the Acting Director of the FBI to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. The Acting Director states that the color sketch marked 'B' da…

Document type header identifying this as an Airtel communication. FBI Airtel memo dated 4/17/73 from the Acting Director, FBI to SACs in Seattle, Minneapolis, Honolulu, Denver, and the Legat in Otta…

Date of the airtel memo. Airtel from SAC Seattle to Acting Director FBI regarding NORJAK case. Seattle Division will forward new artist's composite to all offices but requests no press releases due…

Standard FBI airtel transmission header dated February 15, 1973, sent via AIRTEL/AIRMAIL. Routing block identifying the memo as from SAC Seattle to SAC Alexandria regarding NORJAK case. Handwritten…

Standard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated February 8, 1973. Airtel from SAC Alexandria to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK investigation. Reports that continuous investigation at the Penta…

Standard FBI airtel transmittal form header with form number 3-561. FBI airtel from Acting Director to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper). Transmits 2000 copies (1000 each with and…

FBI Airtel from the Acting Director to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Encloses a Xerox copy of a self-explanatory letter dated 12/26/72 from a redacted source. Instructs Seattle…

Date stamp at top of document. Handwritten routing notation and privacy exemption codes in upper right corner. FBI Denver airtel to Acting Director regarding showing the new NORJAK composite sketch…

Denver field office file number for this document. Denver office reports on a case involving a recently arrested individual. A photograph was shown to an unidentified woman who stated the person bea…

Standard FBI Airtel transmittal form header, revision date 5-13-71. FBI Airtel from Acting Director, FBI to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Encloses a Xerox copy of a self-explanatory letter date…

Return address block with sender name redacted, located in Longview, Washington, dated December 28, 1972. Recipient address block directed to the FBI at the Department of Justice in Washington, D.C.…

Date of the airtel. FBI Airtel from the Acting Director to SACs in Seattle, Denver, and Minneapolis regarding the NORJAK case. Revised color composite sketches (marked 'B', dated 1/2/73) of the hija…

Document type header indicating this is an Airtel communication. FBI Airtel memo from Acting Associate Director W. Mark Felt to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Encloses an anony…

Stamp indicating this is a true copy of the original document. Handwritten notation in upper-right corner, possibly a sub-file or routing designation. A tipster identifies a suspected individual (n…

Newspaper clipping with AP Wirephoto caption describing two official FBI composite sketches of D.B. Cooper, who hijacked a Northwest Airlines jet en route from Portland to Seattle on Thanksgiving Eve…

Partial return address or name written vertically on the upper-left of the envelope. U.S. Postal Service postmark from Pocatello, dated December 15, likely 1972. Handwritten mailing address directi…

Date and handwritten annotations indicating Sub K and Sub 2 classification markings. FBI airtel memo from SAC Minneapolis to Acting Director FBI regarding NORJAK case. Two NWA stewardesses who were…

Standard FBI routing form header (Form 0-9) dated November 13, 1972, sent via Airtel. Routing block directing the memo to SACs in Seattle, Denver, and Minneapolis field offices, from the Acting Dire…

FBI memo from SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Reports that on November 6, 1972, a contact at Boeing Aircraft Corporation confirmed that all persons presently or previously employ…

Date of the airtel. Handwritten routing or supervisory notations, partially legible. Header block of an FBI airtel from SAC Denver to Acting Director FBI regarding NORJAK case, referencing prior Mi…

Header block of an internal FBI memo addressed to the SAC of the Seattle office, referencing case 164-81 (NORJAK), dated October 10, 1972. FBI Headquarters contacted the Seattle Office regarding a p…

Teletype routing header from FBI Seattle field office to Acting Director and Portland, dated October 6, 1972. Handwritten filing annotations indicating sub-file designations. Seattle FBI requests B…

Date and sub-file designations handwritten at top of page. FBI airtel from SAC Minneapolis to Acting Director FBI regarding NORJAK case. Northwest Airlines stewardesses were interviewed at Minneapol…

Case file number header for Minneapolis field office file 164-73. A witness compares sketch B to her recollection of the Unsub (D.B. Cooper). She finds sketch B too coarse and hoodlum-like, stating…

Document reference number, likely indicating a Milwaukee or Minneapolis field office file number 164-73. A witness states the hair had no wave, curl, or kink. She acknowledges becoming foggy on the…

Handwritten routing/subdivision annotations in upper right corner. Airtel memo header dated October 4, 1972, from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Portland witnesses from Northwes…

Standard U.S. Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding NORJAK case, dated October 4, 1972. FBI memo documenting a Boeing file review. A redacte…

Standard FBI FD-36 teletype transmittal form header, dated October 3, 1972, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Teletype from SAC Seattle to Acting Director FBI and SAC Minneapolis regarding NORJ…

Teletype header indicating an urgent message sent from Minneapolis FBI field office to Seattle and Denver offices on September 29, 1972. Message references a Seattle airtel from September 26 which e…

Page header indicating this is page two of a teletype with Minneapolis file number 164-73. Continuation of a teletype directing Seattle to forward the artist's conception sketch to Denver for displa…

Weekly summary airtel from SAC Seattle to Acting Director FBI regarding NORJAK case, dated 9/26/72. Reports that copies of a 'B' sketch were forwarded to Minneapolis, Portland witnesses' recommendati…

Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated September 26, 1972, sent via AIRTEL with AIRMAIL priority. Airtel from SAC Seattle to SAC Minneapolis regarding NORJAK case. Encloses copies of sketc…

Standard FBI form header for an AIRTEL communication, form revision dated 5-18-71. AIRTEL from Acting Director, FBI to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. Instructs Seattle office to show composi…

Standard FBI Airtel transmittal form header, revision date 5-18-71. Airtel from Acting FBI Director to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. The Bureau responds to Seattle's 8/22/72 request for mat…

Handwritten file sub-classification annotations. FBI airtel memo from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland dated 8/31/72 regarding NORJAK case. Encloses copies of artist sketch 'B' (with and without glasses)…

Standard FBI airtel transmission form header dated August 23, 1972. Acting FBI Director memo to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. Discusses the development of composite drawings of the unsub (D…

Handwritten filing annotations indicating sub-file designations. Header block of an FBI Airtel memo dated 8/7/72 from SAC Seattle to Acting Director FBI regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case), subject:…

Date of the airtel. Airtel from Acting Director, FBI to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Responds to June 1, 1972 airtel. Reports that the Air Transport Association in Washington, D.C., which admi…

Standard header for a US Government interoffice memorandum from the Acting Director of the FBI to the SAC in Seattle, dated June 27, 1972, regarding the NORJAK case. Bureau review memo summarizing t…

Date of the document. Header block of an FBI airtel memo from SAC Seattle to Acting Director FBI regarding NORJAK case, referencing a prior Bureau airtel dated 5/17/72. FBI Seattle conducted an ext…

FBI case file number header for the document. Section on safe deposit boxes recommending nationwide circularization to banks and savings institutions with a description and artist's conception of th…

Header block of an FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, dated 5/30/72, with redacted Special Agent names, regarding the NORJAK case. The writers conducted an extensive file review of the NORJAK case f…

FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Recommendation to have the FBI Lab examine the tie found on the airplane, particularly dust particles in the knot area, to determi…

Recommendation to contact a redacted individual who worked on the Boeing 727 air stairs project in 1963 and identify other Boeing employees from that project to eliminate them as suspects. Recommend…

FBI case file number for the D.B. Cooper case. Question about how the hijacker secured the ransom money before jumping. Question about the hijacker's last observed position, what he had around his…

Document type header indicating an AIRTEL communication. Date of the airtel. Airtel from Acting Director, FBI to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. References a report by SA Charles E. Farrell…

Airtel from Acting FBI Director to SAC Seattle directing a fresh, thorough review of the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case files approximately six months after the hijacking. The Director instructs that tire…

FBI Director teletype to New York, Seattle, and Los Angeles field offices dated April 28, 1972. The message references a New York teletype from the same date and instructs that under no circumstances…

Header block identifying the file number, date, destination (SAC Seattle), case name NORJAK, and a redacted source designation. Assistant Director Charles Bates called on 4/26/72 criticizing the dai…

The author informed an individual that they were investigating to identify all associates and business connections of a redacted person, reviewing telephone call recipients during the relevant period…

Header block of an internal FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, from ASAC Paul R. Bibler, regarding the NORJAK case, dated April 19, 1972. A redacted individual called from FBI Bureau headquarters re…

Teletype routing header from FBI Director to Seattle, Atlanta, Los Angeles, and New York field offices, marked urgent, dated May 1, 1972. FBI Director instructs all receiving offices to continue giv…

Teletype routing header indicating a message from the FBI Director to the Seattle and Los Angeles field offices, sent the evening of April 27, 1972. FBI Director instructs Seattle office to obtain h…

Continuation (page two) of an FBI teletype directing the Seattle field office to investigate a suspect's stay at the Swept Inn Motel on February 16, determine telephone calls made, and immediately re…

Page three of a multi-page FBI teletype directing that business phones be vigorously pursued, bank accounts of redacted individuals examined for suspect identification, and noting that interviews rev…

Header of an internal FBI memo addressed to the SAC in Seattle, routed through ASAC Paul R. Bibler, regarding NORJAK (the FBI codename for the D.B. Cooper case). An SA called from Division 6 reporti…

Standard FBI Airtel transmission form header (FD-36 variant, revision 5-18-71). Airtel memo from Director, FBI to SAC Albany (dated 1-14-72) regarding the utilization of military aircraft in Bureau…

Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to File 164-81, from SAC Seattle, regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case), Sub-Z, dated February 4, 1972. An SA from the Bureau called on 2/4/72 reques…

Teletype routing header from FBI Director to Seattle field office, dated February 2, 1972. Handwritten initials or routing notation, possibly a signature or approval mark. FBI Director instructs Se…

Header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from SAC Seattle to SAC Portland, dated January 24, 1972, regarding the NORJAK case. Filing annotations SUB-Z, X, and M appear in the upper right. Th…

Header of a United States Government memorandum from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC, Seattle, dated January 20, 1972, regarding the NORJAK case. Memo directs each Senior Resident Agent (SRA) to contac…

Header of an FBI Airtel (internal communication) from the Director of the FBI to the SAC (Special Agent in Charge) in Seattle, regarding the NORJAK case. FBI Director instructs Seattle office regard…

Standard US Government memorandum header from SA Donald J. Steele to SAC Seattle, dated 12/17/71, regarding NORJAK case number 164-81. Memo documenting a December 8, 1971 phone call from Division 6…

Standard FBI P-9 form header for an Airtel transmission. Date and classification/routing markings. FBI Director's Airtel to SAC Albany and Legal Attachés in Ottawa and Mexico City. Announces the ca…