Interview report (FD-302)Interview of witness who saw low-flying aircraft on night of 11/24/71Dictated 3 December 19711 page
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Part 99, page 175

DB Cooper-44659Serials SE 164-81

Dictated 3 December 1971

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FD-302 (REV. 3-17-69)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

1 Date December 9, 1971

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[REDACTED], furnished the following information:

[REDACTED] advised that on the night of November 24, 1971 he observed an airplane flying near [REDACTED] Airfield. He advised that the time of the sighting was between 7:30 and 8 p.m. because [REDACTED] and they had just finished watching "Truth or Consequences" on t.v. which is on from 7:00 until 7:30 p.m.

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He advised that the aircraft was flying at about treetop level and was flying from the northeast direction toward the southwest. He stated that the plane made a turn behind [REDACTED] Airfield and that upon completion of the turn departed the area flying back toward the northeast. He stated that upon making the turn the airplane turned on its landing lights but that it did not land. [REDACTED] stated that planes often fly low over that particular area due to the close proximity of the airfields located [REDACTED] but that he thought this was peculiar since the plane put on its landing lights but apparently did not land.

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[REDACTED] stated that he was unable to describe the airplane since it was dark but that [REDACTED] [REDACTED].

[REDACTED]. He also stated that he did [REDACTED] number on the airplane and that he was unable to obtain any further descriptive data due to the fact that it was too dark to clearly observe that much detail of the air- plane.

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On 11/29/71 at [REDACTED] Washington File # SE 164-81 - [guess: 1043]

by SA [REDACTED] :kdl Date dictated 12/3/71

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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DB COOPER-44659

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