ReportInsert re man observed in copper Dodge and Avis Rent-A-Car check, Eugene, Oregon28 November 1971page 1 of 2
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Part 90, page 287

DB Cooper-40297Serials PD 164-41

Document date 28 November 1971

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PD 164-41 TGA:sao 1

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The following investigation was conducted by SA THOMAS G. ACKERMAN:

AT EUGENE, OREGON

On November 28, 1971, [REDACTED] , advised he had observed an artist's conception of the hijacker who hijacked a Northwest Airlines flight from Portland, Oregon, in the November 28, 1971, issue of the 'Oregonian,' a newspaper published in Portland. [REDACTED] stated he [REDACTED] in the Eugene, Oregon, area. At about 4:15 a.m. on November 24, 1971, he was at the Red Carpet Laundrymat in the Riviera Shopping Center located on River Road in Eugene, Oregon, to [REDACTED] at which time he observed an individual sitting in a 1971 or 1972 copper colored Dodge Charger. He stated he walked up to the man and [REDACTED]. The man indicated he was washing some clothes as he had not had an opportunity to do so the previous day and he was headed to Reno, Nevada. [REDACTED] stated he thought the man's presence near the laundrymat was unusual and therefore, noted the license number on the vehicle as FFE-698 on a piece of paper he had in his pocket. [REDACTED] stated he did not associate this man in the hijacking until he saw the November 28, 1971, issue of the "Oregonian" and noted certain similarity between the person portrayed in the artist's drawing and the man at the laundrymat.

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On November 28, 1971, [REDACTED], Eugene Police Department, Records, advised that an inquiry of Department of Motor Vehicles, Salem, Oregon, disclosed that Oregon license FFE-698 belongs on a 1971 Dodge, Vehicle Identi- fication Number WH23G1A182397. The registered owner is Avis Rent-A-Car, 6627 Northeast 82nd Avenue, Portland, Oregon.

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[partially illegible stamps/handwriting] [illegible] /47A [illegible markings]

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DB Cooper-40297