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FD-302 interviewInterview of Flight 305 passengerInterviewed 24 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 11 · 1 page

p. 119FBI FD-302 interview report form identifier and revision date. Document header and transcription date. FD-302 interview of a redacted male passenger from Wisconsin who flew Northwest Airlines Fligh…

News clippingNew York Times clipping: 'Hijacker Collects Ransom of $200,000; Parachutes From Jet and Disappears'25 November 1971 · Part 50 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 342 · page 4 of 5Describes the ground communication during the D.B. Cooper hijacking, including the FBI message to the plane, the delivery of money and parachutes, release of 36 passengers, and negotiations about the…

AirtelSAC Las Vegas to Director re suspect checked against Flight 305 unknown subject26 November 1971 · Las Vegas · Part 12 · 1 page

p. 267Header of an FBI Airtel memo dated 11/26/71 from SAC Las Vegas to the Director of the FBI regarding the hijacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Las Vegas field office confirms a phone call fr…

News clipping(FD-350): 'Church Hijacker With $200,000 Loot Hunted in 3 States'26 November 1971 · Los Angeles · Part 53 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 370 · page 2 of 2Fragment of a newspaper article describing the D.B. Cooper hijacking. Details include the hijacker showing a device with red cylinders and wires, Northwest Airlines acceding to demands, money deliver…

News clipping'Aviation Officials Perplexed: Latest Hijacking Climax to List of Woes' by Al Watts27 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 53 · 1 page

p. 144FBI clipping mount instruction header. Headline and subheadline of the newspaper article about aviation officials being perplexed by the latest hijacking. First column of the article by Al Watts de…

News clipping(FD-350): 'Weather frustrates hijacker hunt' with hijack route map, The Oregonian27 November 1971 · Part 54 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 74 · page 1 of 2FBI filing instruction header Main headline of the newspaper article about weather hampering the D.B. Cooper search Newspaper article describing the frustration of search teams looking for the airl…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Oak Harbor PD tip on man resembling published photo28 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 11 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 351 · page 2 of 2Header block of an FBI memo from the Seattle field office regarding the UNSUB skyjacking of Northwest Flight 305 on 11/24/71, classified under CAA - Hijacking; Extortion, case number 164-81. An offi…

News clipping'Sketch Made Of Hijacker' by Dick Clever28 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 53 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 140 · page 2 of 2Describes weather conditions at time of jump and Cossey's assessment that the hijacker was unfamiliar with non-military parachutes. Northwest Airlines obtained two backpack chutes from Renton. Detai…

ReportFAA Reno Tower transcription of radio communications between NW 305, Reno Tower/Departure and Oakland ARTCC29 November 1971 · FAA Reno Tower · Part 36 · 16 pages · 1 of 16 pages

p. 24 · page 2 of 16Air traffic control radio transcript between Reno Tower (RNO TWR DR) and Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (OAK ARTCC) from 0632-0634 GMT. Controllers coordinate radar handoff of Northwest fli…

ReportFAA log, Reno (Nevada) Center - transcription of Reno tower communications with NW Flight 30529 November 1971 · Part 110 · 12 pages · 1 of 12 pages

p. 214 · page 3 of 12Radio communication transcript between Reno Tower Director (RNO TWR DR) and Oakland Air Route Traffic Control Center (OAK ARTCC) from 0632-0634 GMT (10:32-10:34 PM PST). Oakland attempts to hand off…

ReportInsert re SA Thomas J. Dugan interview of experienced parachutist on hijacker jump feasibility30 November 1971 · Portland · Part 91 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 140 · page 3 of 3Page header with case/file reference PD 164-41, typist initials TJD:csm, and page number 3. A redacted individual (likely a skydiving expert) provides opinions on the D.B. Cooper hijacking: the subj…

ReportFAA log, Oakland (California) Center - transcription of ARTCC communications with NW Flight 30530 November 1971 · Part 110 · 9 pages · 2 of 9 pages

ReportFAA Oakland ARTCC transcript of radio communications with NW 305, 25 November 197130 November 1971 · FAA Oakland ARTCC · Part 115 · 8 pages · 1 of 8 pages

p. 13 · page 8 of 8Page 7 of an air traffic control radio transcript documenting communications between Oakland ARTCC (OAK ARTCC), Reno Tower (RNO Twr), and Northwest Airlines flight 305 (NW305). Timestamped at 0634-06…

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MemoSAC Seattle re suspect Nelson Roland Fortier and Northwest Airlines employment3 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 100 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 420 · page 2 of 2Document header showing FBI Seattle field office file reference SE 164-81, with a redacted continuation phrase beginning 'from Seattle as'. Body of the memo discusses a suspect named FORTIER whose c…

FormUSPA membership application submitted in the name D. B. Cooper (Q39)4 December 1971 · Part 81 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 292 · page 2 of 2USPA (United States Parachute Association) membership application form filled out in the name of D.B. Cooper, listing occupation as 'Professional H/Jacker', club affiliation as 'F.B.I. Sport Para Clu…

AirtelSAC Minneapolis to SAC Portland re suspect Robert Lee Horton8 December 1971 · Minneapolis · Part 91 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 367 · page 2 of 2Case file number for the document. An individual (name redacted) had no home address for HORTON but provided a photograph taken by Multnomah County Sheriff's Office (number 13742) on 5/20/70. The ph…

ReportMobile report (MO 164-34) re interview of Maxwell AFB Major on sport parachuting and suspect background10 December 1971 · Mobile · Part 16 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 296 · page 1 of 4FBI file number and dictation/typist initials with page number. FBI interview of a redacted Major from Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, conducted on December 1, 1971. The Major, familiar with sport…

TeletypeLos Angeles to Seattle, Portland, Kansas City and San Francisco re NORJACK suspect leads10 December 1971 · Los Angeles · Part 91 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 350 · page 1 of 4Teletype routing header from Los Angeles FBI field office to Seattle, Portland, Kansas City, and San Francisco, sent urgently on December 10, 1971 at 9:34 PM. NORJACK teletype from Los Angeles repor…

FormUSPA membership application submitted in the name 'D. B. Cooper' (c/o YMCA, Toronto)11 December 1971 · Part 17 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 464 · page 1 of 2USPA membership or parachute application form, sections B (Personal Data) and C (Medical Certificate). The applicant is associated with P.B.I. Sport Para Club in the Northwest conference, lists occup…

FormUSPA membership application form, sections B and C (enclosure)11 December 1971 · Part 101 · 1 page

p. 216Section B (Personal Data) and Section C (Medical Certificate) of a USPA parachute membership application form. The applicant lists FBI as armed forces served with, is affiliated with Sport Para Club…

TeletypeUrgent teletype Sacramento to Seattle and San Francisco re NORJAK13 December 1971 · Sacramento · Part 64 · 1 page

p. 316Handwritten classification or routing annotation reading Sub D. E. L C O Teletype header from Sacramento FBI office to Seattle and San Francisco, marked urgent, regarding NORJAK case, referencing pr…

News clippingFD-350 clipping: Seattle P-I 'Secret Witness - Do You Know Skyjacker? Win $5,000'14 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 53 · 1 page

p. 104FBI form number header for newspaper clipping mount form. Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper article by Walter A. Evans announcing a $5,000 Secret Witness reward for information leading to the arr…

TeletypeChicago to Director and field offices re NORJAK suspect named by former business associate20 December 1971 · Chicago · Part 55 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 82 · page 1 of 2Teletype routing header from Chicago field office to Director and multiple field offices, sent night of December 20, 1971. Chicago field office reports on a NORJAK suspect. A former business associa…

MemoTo SAC Portland re informant naming John D. Page as NORJAK suspect6 January 1972 · Portland · Part 92 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 393 · page 1 of 2Header of a US Government interoffice memorandum from a Special Agent to the SAC, Portland field office, regarding NORJAK subject John D. Page, marked Armed and Dangerous. A confidential informant c…

TeletypeNitel teletype Los Angeles to Seattle and Las Vegas re possible Cooper suspect with USAF background18 January 1972 · Los Angeles · Part 19 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 102 · page 2 of 3Case number and page indicator for this FBI document. Page two of an FBI teletype regarding a suspect with a $20,000 insurance claim against him. The suspect has been on the run and used various ali…

TeletypeSAC Los Angeles to Seattle, Las Vegas and St. Louis re NORJAK suspect with alias D.B.18 January 1972 · Los Angeles · Part 56 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 27 · page 2 of 3FBI case number and page indicator for this continuation page. Continuation of an FBI report on a D.B. Cooper suspect. A $20,000 insurance payout was made; the suspect has used various aliases inclu…

FD-302 interviewInterview of Houston witness re Bill Mason claiming Northwest hijackingInterviewed 21 January 1972 · Houston · Part 105 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 172 · page 2 of 2FBI case file reference numbers for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Continuation of a report describing how MASON claimed to have hijacked an airliner over Oregon, jumped with a parachute and $200,00…

FormFD-340 receipt for two sheets of Smith-Corona typewriter samples with attached 'Sirs' letter exemplars31 January 1972 · Seattle · Part 82 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 41 · page 4 of 4Typewritten letter beginning with 'Sirs;' in which the author claims they knew they would not be caught, denies robbing Northwest Orient for romantic or heroic reasons, states they are no modern Robi…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re telephone tip on Lenny James McClellan3 May 1972 · Seattle · Part 111 · 1 page

p. 364Header of FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, case number 164-81, dated 5/3/72. SC line is redacted. Exemption codes b6 and b7c noted in margin. An unidentified person telephonically contacted the Se…

News clippingBerkeley Barb article 'Take the Money and Jump — How He Foiled FBI'12 May 1972 · Part 53 · 1 page

p. 44Newspaper masthead/banner with article title and publication info. Main headline of the article about D.B. Cooper's hijacking. Left column of newspaper article recounting D.B. Cooper's hijacking of…

FD-302 interviewInterview at U.S. Attorney's office, Salt Lake City, re tie and tie clasp photographsInterviewed 29 June 1972 · Salt Lake City · Part 26 · 1 page

p. 527Standard FD-302 header with form revision date and transcription date. An individual from Canton, Ohio was interviewed at the U.S. Attorney's office in Salt Lake City and shown photographs of a dark…

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AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Boston re source reporting hijack plan, lead at Fort Devens24 August 1972 · Seattle · Part 27 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 246 · page 1 of 2Header block of an FBI AIRTEL memo dated 8/24/72, sent from SAC Seattle to SAC Boston regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Body of the AIRTEL describes a protected source who discussed a hijacki…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Everett area source checks12 September 1972 · Seattle · Part 113 · 1 page

p. 36Header block of an FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, file number 164-81, dated 9/12/72. Case name NORJAK, office of origin Seattle. SA name and another field redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. Body…

News clipping(mount form), The Oregonian: 'Sasquatch Outlasts D.B. Cooper Legend'24 November 1972 · Portland · Part 54 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 42 · page 1 of 2Large stylized newspaper headline indicating that the Sasquatch legend has outlasted the D.B. Cooper legend in the Ariel, Washington area. Newspaper article by Jack Pement of the Journal staff descr…

News clipping(FD-350) 'Two sentenced for fake story on Dan Cooper'20 January 1973 · Seattle · Part 95 · 1 page

p. 186FBI form header for mounting newspaper clippings. AP wire story reporting that two Bremerton-area men, William "Jack" Lewis and Donald S. Murphy, were sentenced to prison for selling a fake Dan Coop…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re interview and elimination of suspect Joe Niksich, with leads17 April 1973 · Seattle · Part 107 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 150 · page 2 of 2FBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper investigation. Physical description of a subject born 4/12/27 in Akron, Ohio: American male, age 46, 5'10", 162 lbs, brown eyes, dark brown s…

TeletypePortland to Director, San Diego and Seattle re Arvidis Julius Kiperts10 November 1973 · Portland · Part 117 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 55 · page 1 of 2Page one of a five-page urgent teletype dated 11/10/73 from FBI Portland office to the Director, San Diego, and Seattle. Concerns Arvidis Julius Kiperts, a fugitive linked to a 6/11/73 bank robbery a…

News clipping(FD-350), Oregon Journal: 'Where's D.B. Cooper? Journal Reward Aids Search'27 November 1973 · Portland · Part 54 · 1 page

p. 9Standard FBI newspaper clipping mounting instruction header. Newspaper article from The Oregon Journal about D.B. Cooper, featuring two composite sketches of the hijacker and announcing a $1,000 rew…

News clippingFD-350 clipping: "Where's D.B. Cooper? Journal Reward Aids Search", 11/27/7327 November 1973 · Seattle · Part 54 · 1 page

p. 137FBI form number and revision date header Instruction for mounting the newspaper clipping on this form Newspaper clipping from The Oregon Journal about the ongoing search for D.B. Cooper, featuring…

News clippingTacoma, Wash. newspaper 11/29/73: second anniversary of the Cooper hijacking29 November 1973 · Seattle · Part 53 · 1 page

p. 209Mostly blank upper portion of the photocopied page with minor dark spots/artifacts. Newspaper article from the Tacoma News Tribune dated November 29, 1973, covering the second anniversary of the D.B…

News clippingAP wire story by Allen Nacheman on 2nd anniversary of Cooper hijacking (continuation)November 1973 · Part 6 · 1 page

p. 1Left column of AP wire story by Allen Nacheman. Covers the 2nd anniversary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking, introducing Cooper as a folk hero still at large. Details the initial events: Cooper's one-way…

News clippingFD-350 clipping 'Beware Bogus Bills' - page 24 of $20 note listing7 December 1973 · Portland · Part 53 · 1 page

p. 233Standard FBI FD-350 clipping mount form header. Page 24 of a list of $20 Federal Reserve Note serial numbers from the D.B. Cooper ransom money. Contains hundreds of serial numbers arranged in column…

News clippingFD-350 clipping, AP (Allen Nacheman) 11/27/74: three years since D.B. Cooper skyjacking27 November 1974 · Seattle · Part 53 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 180 · page 2 of 2Account of D.B. Cooper's hijacking demands, the plane's departure from Seattle, and the sequence of events as Cooper prepared to jump, including dialogue with the cockpit crew. Continuation of the D…

News clippingMISSING magazine with feature 'D.B. Cooper, Where Are You?'August 1975 · Part 63 · 8 pages · 1 of 8 pages

p. 162 · page 7 of 8Photograph of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on the ground at Seattle, showing the aircraft being refueled with a car nearby and an airline employee waiting to deliver the ransom money and parachutes.…

AirtelDirector to SACs Seattle, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Portland, San Francisco re NORJAK publicity and reward5 May 1976 · Bureau · Part 10 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 8 · page 2 of 2Header block of the airtel listing the recipient SAC offices and the case reference NORJAK. Discussion of reward money logistics: $5,000 for the first ransom bill turned in, or $1,000 each for the f…

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AirtelSAC Phoenix to SAC Cincinnati re NORJAK suspect leads18 May 1976 · Phoenix · Part 37 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 338 · page 1 of 2Date of the airtel document. Airtel header from SAC Phoenix to SAC Cincinnati regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight #350). Phoenix Division received a tip on…

News clipping'Cooper may beat statute - But not the IRS' (AP, Seattle)24 June 1976 · Portland · Part 53 · 1 page

p. 270FBI form instruction header for mounting clippings. AP wire story from Seattle reporting that D.B. Cooper may beat the statute of limitations on federal antihijacking laws before November 24, 1976 —…

MemoSAC Seattle to all Seattle agents summarizing the NORJAK crime and hijacker description22 July 1976 · Seattle · Part 38 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 43 · page 1 of 3Standard U.S. Government memorandum header from SAC Seattle to all agents (#77), dated July 22, 1976, regarding the NORJAK case. Handwritten initials or routing notations, partially illegible. Memo…

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MemoSAC Seattle to all agents re NORJAK background, composites and fifth anniversary coverage22 July 1976 · Seattle · Part 76 · 1 page

p. 223Standard US Government memorandum form header (Optional Form No. 10, July 1973 edition). Memo from SAC Seattle to all agents (#77) dated 7/22/76 regarding NORJAK case. Encloses four artist's composi…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re parachute found in eastern Oregon1 October 1976 · Portland · Part 10 · 1 page

p. 52Date of the airtel memo. FBI airtel header from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, with Office of Origin Seattle and Bureau file number 164-2111. Portland office reports that a reda…

News clippingFD-350 clipping 'Alive or dead, skyjack pioneer came out loser' (Sunday Oregonian) with photo14 November 1976 · Portland · Part 53 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 245 · page 2 of 4Detailed newspaper article describing the FBI's investigation and reconstruction of the D.B. Cooper hijacking. FBI agent Himmelsbach describes Cooper's poor preparation (wrong parachute, no proper cl…

News clippingFD-350 clipping: "D. B. Cooper — A Race With Time", Seattle Post-Intelligencer, 11/25/7625 November 1976 · Seattle · Part 54 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 115 · page 1 of 2Headline of the newspaper clipping about the D.B. Cooper indictment deadline. Full article text about the federal grand jury indictment of D.B. Cooper in Portland, the search near Lake Merwin for ev…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Continental Airlines source on hijacker's jump1 March 1977 · Portland · Part 39 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 228 · page 2 of 2Case/file reference number for this page. A source (name redacted, b6/b7c exemptions) describes wind conditions when landing at Portland International Airport and concludes the hijacker likely did n…

TeletypeLittle Rock to Director and field offices re NORJAK subject and alleged tape recordings30 August 1977 · Little Rock · Part 40 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 243 · page 2 of 4Continuation header for page two of teletype with case reference LR 164-22. Continuation of an FBI teletype describing an investigation where an individual cooperated with the FBI, traveled to Durha…

LetterCitizen letter to FBI naming former attorney as Cooper suspect, with Star clipping enclosed7 February 1978 · Part 41 · 1 page

p. 279Large stylized headline of the newspaper article. Composite sketches of D.B. Cooper made after the hijack showing him as ordinary-looking. At left, he is pictured in sunglasses he wore during hijack…

News clipping(FD-350): 'WHAT'S NEW' by William Arnold on claimed identification of D.B. Cooper9 April 1978 · Seattle · Part 54 · 1 page

p. 96Standard FBI form header FD-350 for mounting newspaper clippings. Newspaper column by William Arnold reporting that the identity of D.B. Cooper has allegedly been discovered. A CBS 60 Minutes report…

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News clippingFD-350 clipping, Herald Examiner: Coffelt as D.B. Cooper, part two, with flight-route map17 December 1979 · Los Angeles · Part 62 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 215 · page 1 of 4FBI form FD-350 used to mount and catalog a newspaper clipping from the Los Angeles Herald Examiner, dated 12/17/79, Monday Latest edition, page A-1, regarding hijacker Cooper. Newspaper article fro…

News clippingOn FD-350: 'Punk or Paradox, the Legend Lives On' (Seattle P-I, 2/16/80)16 February 1980 · Seattle · Part 43 · 1 page

p. 278FBI clipping form FD-350 identifying the source newspaper, date, edition, title (NORJAK), classification number, and submitting office. Feature article by Darrell Bob Houston about the cultural lege…

News clippingFD-350 clipping (duplicate copy): 'Punk or Paradox, the Legend Lives On'16 February 1980 · Seattle · Part 43 · 1 page

p. 280FBI clipping form header with revision date. FBI FD-350 clipping metadata identifying the source as Seattle Post-Intelligencer, page A1, Final edition, dated 2/16/80, classified under NORJAK case 16…

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News clippingFD-350 clipping, The Columbian: 'Pursuing Cooper' - Himmelsbach on the new movie15 November 1981 · Seattle · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 191 · page 2 of 2Newspaper article profiling FBI agent Ralph Himmelsbach's investigation of the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case. Covers the origin of the 'D.B.' name (a mistaken AP report), Himmelsbach's theory that Coop…

News clippingFBI Communications Center facsimile from Director to Seattle transmitting UPI articles re Cooper search22 December 1982 · Bureau · Part 47 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 52 · page 2 of 5Wire service timestamp and identifier UPI wire story from Portland, Oregon, dated May 1982. Former FBI agent Richard Tosaw plans to continue searching the Columbia River area for evidence related to…

LetterFOIA request letter from Hampton, Virginia citizen to Department of Justice re D.B. Cooper records25 April 1983 · Part 47 · 1 page

p. 136Redacted envelope or mailing label showing return address in Hampton, Va. with Type VII C notation. Sender information redacted under b6/b7C exemptions. FOIA request letter dated 25 April 1983 from…

News clippingFD-350 clipping, Seattle Times: former FBI agent hopes to find D.B. Cooper with 'Cadillac of fish-finders'23 November 1984 · Seattle · Part 47 · 1 page

p. 269FBI form FD-350 used for mounting newspaper clippings, filled in with details identifying the source as The Seattle Times, dated 11/23/84, with case character number 164-81, submitted by the Seattle…

News clippingFD-350 clipping, Seattle Times editorial: 'D.B. Cooper's Legacy'27 November 1984 · Seattle · Part 47 · 1 page

p. 270FBI form FD-350 used to index a newspaper clipping from The Seattle Times editorial section, dated November 27, 1984, classified SE 164-81, submitted by the Seattle office. Editorial article from Th…

News clippingFD-350 clipping: Larry Batson feature on Richard Tosaw's search for D.B. Cooper, Minneapolis Star and Tribune12 October 1986 · Minneapolis · Part 79 · 6 pages · 1 of 6 pages

p. 11 · page 2 of 6Describes Tosaw's discovery about the money packets, the annual D.B. Cooper Party at Ariel, Wash., the origin of the name "D.B. Cooper" as a reporter's mistake, and Cooper's unremarkable appearance w…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Hixson, Tennessee letter to Northwest Orient Airlines10 June 1992 · Seattle · Part 50 · 1 page

p. 241FBI internal memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated June 10, 1992, from a redacted Special Agent. References miscellaneous person speculations and a letter from some…

News clippingEnclosure 5: newspaper pages A6/A5, 'D.B. Cooper is still missing, and the legend lives on'25 November 1996 · Part 51 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 233 · page 1 of 2FBI routing stamp indicating this is Enclosure 5 to a letter dated 01 Oct 97 to SAIC Burdena G. Pasenelli, FBI. Side article about a winter storm causing widespread power outages across the Spokane…

News clippingFD-350 clipping, The Columbian: 'Mystery skull will return to Northwest' (serial 9361)19 December 2000 · Seattle · Part 51 · 1 page

p. 341FBI FD-350 clipping form with metadata fields filled in. Date is 12/19/2000, edition is Columbian, title/case number is SE 164A-81-9361. Newspaper article from The Columbian (12/19/2000) by Gregg He…

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News clippingFeature article 'Parting Shots: The Skyjacker Who Vanished into Thin Air'Part 7 · 1 page

p. 1Newspaper article discussing D.B. Cooper's disappearance after parachuting from a Northwest Orient 727 jet on Thanksgiving Eve. Describes the Cascade Mountains of southwest Washington as the likely l…

News clippingMagazine feature by Richard Woodbury on the D.B. Cooper hijacking and searchPart 7 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 4 · page 3 of 4Article excerpt describing D.B. Cooper's exploit: dressed in business suit with $200,000 ransom strapped to his chest, he became a Northwest legend. A macabre cult formed around him; at least three s…

FormSuspect identification index card with physical description and redacted photographPart 11 · 1 page

p. 323Handwritten FBI identification or index card for an unnamed suspect. Physical description fields list height 5 feet 11½ inches, weight 156 pounds, brown hair. Date of birth, place of birth, FBI numbe…

OtherManuscript 'How to steal $200,000, Or the Great Ransom-Hijacking' by 'Michael Cooper'Part 13 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 338 · page 1 of 4Title/header of the document describing it as a narrative about stealing $200,000 via a hijacking. First-person narrative purportedly from 'Michael Cooper' describing the planning and execution of t…

LetterUndated letter signed 'd.b. cooper' offering conditional surrenderPart 46 · 1 page

p. 198A letter purportedly from D.B. Cooper, written approximately ten years after the 1971 hijacking of Flight 305. The author proposes to surrender under specific conditions: qualifying for a reward, a j…

ReportEnclosure: 'Reasons To Suspect X in the Cooper Skyjacking'Part 52 · 6 pages · 1 of 6 pages

p. 92 · page 6 of 6The author argues that suspect 'X' has never attracted law enforcement attention because he did not live in the Northwest at the time, has no criminal record, is employed and well-respected, and main…

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