TeletypeNitel Seattle to Director, Portland and Las Vegas re UNSUB, Northwest Flight 305 hijacking (5:10 AM)25 November 1971page 7 of 8
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Part 97, page 351

DB Cooper-43900

Document date 25 November 1971

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PAGE SEVEN SE 164-NEW

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TWO BACK PACK CHUTES CONTAINERS WERE ORDINARY MILITARY TYPE OLIVE DRAB IN COLOR, TWO TO THREE FEET LONG, FIFTEEN TO EIGHTEEN INCHES WIDE. NUMBER ONE BACK PACK CHUTE DESCRIBED AS CIVILIAN LUXURY TYPE. TAN SOFT COTTON MATERIAL OUTSIDE, TWENTY SIX FOOT WHITE CANOPY INSIDE, AND HAS A MILITARY CHUTE INSIDE OF IT, ALSO ONE OR TWO BURP SACKS, AND USUAL LEAD SEAL. NUMBER TWO BACK PACK SHUTE WAS A MILITARY NYLON TYPE, OLIVE DRAB GREEN OUTSIDE, TWENTY EIGHT FOOT WHITE CANOPY INSIDE, WITH TWO BURP SACKS IN BACK, LEAD SEAL. SEALS HAD NOT BEEN PULLED. [REDACTED] CAN IDENTIFY BOTH. INV CONTINUING TO OBTAIN SERIAL NUMBERS.

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NORTHWEST AIRLINES FLIGHT LOG REVEALS THAT AT EIGHT ZERO FIVE PM, WHILE IN IMMEDIATE VICINITY OF PORTLAND, OREGON, CAPTAIN ATTEMPTED TO COMMUNICATE WITH UNSUB ON TWO OCCASIONS, AT WHICH TIME UNSUB ADVISED QUOTE EVERYTHING IS OK ENQUOTE. AT EIGHT TWELVE PM, WHILE FLYING SOUTH OF PORTLAND, OREGON, CREW REPORTED GETTING SOME OSCILLATION IN THE CABIN AND ADVISED QUOTE MUST BE DOING SOMETHING WITH AIR STAIRS. ENQUOTE. NO FURTHER ENTRIES ON LOG AT SEATTLE. END OF PAGE SEVEN

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