ReportFBI report SE 164-81, NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) summary: administrative cover pages, suspect-processing checklist, unsub profile, hijack narrative, search operations30 May 1973page 30 of 51
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Part 78, page 257

DB Cooper-34129Serials SE 164-81

Document date 30 May 1973

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FBI 164-81, Vault Part 78 p. 257 (DB Cooper-34129), Report, dated 30 May 1973, serial 276-44-0983 (as read from the transcript) — cooper.theunsolved.net/parts/Cooper-Part-78/pages/257

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SE 164-81

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On 1/6/72, the NWA 727 which was actually involved in the hijacking, was flown to Seattle, by [REDACTED] for the purpose of conducting a test to see if the "pressure bump" experienced during the hijacking, was caused by someone thing leaving the aircraft.

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The conclusion from that test was that the cabin pressure change occurred when the stairs were forced upward by the air pressure after the weight had been removed. according to [REDACTED] who was a member of the hijacked crew, and also a member of the crew when the test was performed, the occurrence was identical with the incident on the night of the hijack. Also the instrument in the cabin which reacted so violently on the night of the hijacking, also reacted the same way when the test was performed.

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[REDACTED], based on the test flight above, then prepared a memo showing the steps by which he arrived at the best probable bail out point of the hijacker, and plotted this area on a map. This information is set forth as follows:

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