LetterCitizen letter to FBI reporting possible parachute sighting at Lake Merwin30 April 19721 page
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Part 94, page 249

DB Cooper-42311

Document date 30 April 1972

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Portland, Oregon April 30, 1972

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Federal Bureau of Investigation

Gentlemen:

Last Thursday, while fishing in Lake Merwin, [REDACTED] [REDACTED] looking north to the mountain- side, sighted a large white object on the upper side of a tall fir tree, which had the appearance of a parachute. They reported what they had seen to a Washington State Police officer, and decided after further consideration that you also might be interested.

[REDACTED] may be reached in his office in [REDACTED] and is willing to furnish details of what they saw, and it's location.

Yours Truly

[REDACTED]

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[handwritten] 164-V1-1022 SEARCHED [illegible] INDEXED SERIALIZED [illegible] FILED MAY 3 1972 FBI — PORTLAND

DB Cooper-42311

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(1) [illegible] Portland (2) [illegible] (3) [illegible]

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