MemoPortland Division to SAC Seattle re Northwest Airlines employee and artist's sketch29 November 1971 · Portland · Part 11 · 1 page

p. 153Portland DivisionStandard US Government memorandum header from Portland Division to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB Northwest Airlines Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71. Handwritten routing annotation referencing ar…

MemoPortland Division to SAC Seattle re witness information29 November 1971 · Portland · Part 11 · 1 page

p. 154Portland DivisionStandard US Government memorandum form header. Memo routing block: from Portland Division to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten anno…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Yakima informant on suspect White1 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 100 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 215 · page 2 of 2Portland Div.Continuation of an FBI report paragraph noting that a subject referred to as WHITE or WHITES had his FAA license suspended. A redacted source had not seen or heard from WHITE in approximately a redac…

MemoSA Donald J. Steele to SAC Seattle re Seattle PD Chief Tielsch contact and informant photo3 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 13 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 98 · page 2 of 4≈ PDFBI case file number header for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper case. A redacted individual provides information based on an informant's tip. Name, phone number, and details are redacted. A se…

AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Portland re NORJAK suspect, with leads to Portland, San Francisco and Seattle13 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 100 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 24 · page 2 of 3Portland DivisionA redacted witness advised that he could not give an exact date of a theft, and stated the individual in question told him he was from California. The witness believed this individual may be identica…

AirtelSAC Houston to Director FBI enclosing photograph of NORJAK suspect27 December 1971 · Houston · Part 92 · 1 page

p. 320FBI - PortlandDate of the airtel memo. FBI airtel from SAC Houston to Director FBI regarding NORJAK suspect. References a prior teletype dated 12/21/71 and encloses a photograph of the suspect for all receiving o…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Los Angeles nitel suspect lead27 December 1971 · Portland · Part 101 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 383 · page 2 of 2Portland DivisionDate stamp or document number at top of page; likely 12/27/73 (December 27, 1973) Continuation of a prior page describing a subject held in custody until 8:00 a.m. on December 1, 1971, when he was r…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Northwest Airlines employees viewing suspect photograph27 January 1972 · Portland · Part 93 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 158 · page 2 of 2Portland DivisionFBI case file number for Portland Division file 164-41 (NORJAK case). On January 24, 1972, Northwest Airlines employees were shown a photograph of a redacted individual and both stated the person is…

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ReportInsert re display of Cooper sketch at Leipzig Tavern, PortlandJanuary 1972 · Portland · Part 92 · 1 page

p. 384FBI—PortlandDocument header with file number 164-41, author initials LDT;ldt, and subject line referencing an unnamed suspect. An FBI Special Agent visited the Leipzig Tavern in Portland, OR and showed the D.B.…

AirtelSAC Portland to Director re informant's report on possible suspect18 April 1972 · Portland · Part 25 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 326 · page 2 of 2Portland DivisionFBI form number designation at top of page. Physical description and habits of a suspect or person of interest, including brown eyes, tan corduroy clothing, claimed Army Paratrooper service, and hab…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re white object observed on Merwin Lake, 5/2/7210 May 1972 · Seattle · Part 67 · 1 page

p. 249Portland DivisionHeader block of an FBI memo from the Seattle field office, case number 164-81, dated 5/10/72, subject NORJAK. An SA reports that a source at Union Station in Portland provided information about an i…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, enclosing photograph and reports20 July 1972 · Portland · Part 26 · 1 page

p. 544Portland DivisionStandard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header with date 7/20/72, sent via AIRTEL with AIRMAIL priority. Airtel from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Subject i…

News clippingFD-350 clipping, Oregon Journal 11/30/73: 'Cooper Bill List Sparks New Leads' with $20 note list30 November 1973 · Portland · Part 53 · 1 page

p. 187FBI Portland officeFBI form number header for newspaper clipping mount form. Oregon Journal article about new leads in the D.B. Cooper case after the newspaper offered $1,000 reward for the first $20 bill from the Coo…

MemoTo SAC Portland re location of NORJAK ransom list copies2 December 1974 · Portland · Part 9 · 1 page

p. 280Portland OfficeStandard US Government memorandum header. Addressed to SAC file 164-41, dated December 2, 1974, from a Special Agent whose name is redacted. Subject is NORJAK (the FBI code name for the D.B. Cooper h…

AirtelSAC Denver to SAC Portland re source's description of Dick Weller met in Mexico13 December 1974 · Denver · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 51 · page 2 of 2Portland DivisionFBI investigative leads section assigning Portland Division to identify a person named Dick Weller who works at the South Store at Diamond Lake, Oregon. Page number and archival/document control sta…

MemoTo SAC Portland re anonymous caller inquiring about Cooper ransom reward11 January 1975 · Portland · Part 9 · 1 page

p. 293Portland FBIHeader of a United States Government Memorandum on Optional Form No. 10 (May 1962 edition). Addressed to SAC Portland, case number 164-41, dated January 11, 1975. From a redacted SPC (Special Agent i…

ReportInvestigative insert re NORJAK suspect inquiry of January 30, 1975 (164-41-1467)30 January 1975 · Portland · Part 9 · 1 page

p. 360Portland DivisionDocument reference/routing codes at top left of page. States that the following investigation was conducted by a Special Agent (name redacted) of the FBI Portland Division. A second redacted name bl…

ReportInvestigative insert re William Charles Smith, Sub 744, Portland Division30 January 1975 · Portland · Part 118 · 1 page

p. 67Portland DivisionFile reference numbers and case identifiers, with a note that the investigation was conducted by a redacted Special Agent (SA) of the Portland Division. Underlined title identifying the subject of t…

ReportPortland investigative insert re Howard Eugene Shirley - suspect (locate and observe, LaGrande)May 1975 · Portland · Part 118 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 175 · page 1 of 2Portland DivisionFile/case reference numbers and typist initials at top of report page. FBI Portland Division investigative narrative detailing efforts between April 1 and May 2, 1975 to locate and identify a suspec…

LetterFrom Bellingham, Washington complainant to FBI Portland claiming to identify Cooper, with envelope10 June 1975 · Part 35 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 140 · page 3 of 3Portland FBI officeSender name and return address fully redacted with black bar. Exemption codes b6, b7C, b7D noted in upper-right margin. Postal stamp indicating the addressee was unknown at the given zip code 97208.…

MemoASAC to SAC Seattle re media request for hijacking transcripts and photograph29 December 1976 · Seattle · Part 39 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 97 · page 1 of 3Portland DivisionStandard U.S. Government memorandum header from ASAC (redacted) to SAC Seattle, dated 12/29/76, regarding the NORJAK case (164-81). Handwritten routing or annotation marks, possibly 'Sue C' and init…

ReportIdentification Division Latent Fingerprint Section report to SAC Seattle re NORJAK comparison13 January 1977 · Bureau · Part 120 · 1 page

p. 183Portland DivisionFBI Identification Division / Latent Fingerprint Section report header, addressed to SAC Seattle, referencing the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking) and citing file numbers, a January 13, 1977 date,…

AirtelSAC Las Vegas to SAC Seattle re NORJAK4 August 1977 · Las Vegas · Part 121 · 1 page

p. 50Portland DivisionStandard FBI Airtel (FD-36) header indicating transmission method (Airtel checked), routine precedence unmarked, no classification checked, dated 8/4/77. Airtel routing block: from SAC Las Vegas to…

MemoSAC Barger re Mike Wallace/CBS contacts on NORJAK, with addenda27 April 1978 · Portland · Part 10 · 4 pages · 2 of 4 pages

AirtelSAC Seattle to Director re CBS 60 Minutes contact, observations and recommendations on NORJAK media handling15 May 1978 · Seattle · Part 41 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 434 · page 2 of 5Portland OfficeFBI case file number for the Seattle field office NORJAK/D.B. Cooper investigation. Page 2 of an FBI report describing a meeting on 5/5/78 at the Seattle Office regarding CBS cooperation on the D.B.…

AirtelSAC Seattle to Director re CBS '60 Minutes' interest in NORJAK and meeting with producer Gorin15 May 1978 · Seattle · Part 96 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 141 · page 2 of 5Portland OfficeFBI case file number for the Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. Author describes prior discussions with FBIHQ about CBS cooperation, notes CBS was not authorized. MIKE WALLACE had calle…

FD-302 interviewInterview of Vancouver woman re February 1980 discovery of decomposed $20 billsInterviewed 12 February 1980 · Portland · Part 73 · 1 page

p. 83Portland FBI OfficeStandard FD-302 interview form header with revision date and transcription date. FD-302 interview of a woman from Vancouver, Washington who appeared at the Portland FBI Office. She described how on…

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News clippingOn FD-350: 'FBI agents wield rakes, shovels in treasure hunt' (Oregonian, 2/13/80)13 February 1980 · Seattle · Part 65 · 1 page

p. 157Portland FBI officeFBI form FD-350 header used for mounting newspaper clippings, indicating the source is the Oregonian, Portland, Ore., dated 2/13/80, Final edition, submitted by the Seattle field office. Oregonian n…

News clippingOn FD-350: 'Geologist's finding contradicts theory' (Daily News, Longview, 2/14/80)14 February 1980 · Seattle · Part 65 · 1 page

p. 159Portland FBI OfficeFBI form FD-350 used to mount a newspaper clipping. Source is the Daily News of Longview, Washington, page B1, dated February 14, 1980, Final edition. Submitted by the Seattle FBI office. Newspaper…

TeletypePortland to Director re interviews of finders of the ransom money20 February 1980 · Portland · Part 96 · 6 pages · 2 of 6 pages

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TeletypePortland to Director and Seattle re discovery of NORJAK ransom moneyFebruary 1980 · Portland · Part 65 · 6 pages · 2 of 6 pages

FD-302 interviewInterview of finder of $20 bills reported to Portland FBI 2/11/804 March 1980 · Portland · Part 96 · 2 pages

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FD-302 interviewRe witness account of 2/10/80 discovery of Cooper ransom money4 March 1980 · Portland · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 46 · page 1 of 2Portland FBI OfficeStandard FD-302 interview form header with date of transcription. A woman from Vancouver, Washington contacted the FBI on February 13, 1980 to provide her account of being present on February 10, 19…

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FD-302 interviewRe Vancouver caller reporting $20 bills with suspect serial numbers4 March 1980 · Portland · Part 73 · 1 page

p. 82Portland FBI Office · Portland OfficeStandard FD-302 interview form header with date of transcription March 4, 1980. A person from Vancouver, Washington called the Portland FBI Office on February 11, 1980, to report finding $20 bills w…

ReportInvestigative insert by SA Samuel M. McPheters re Pendleton/Hermiston inquiries on Merlin Gene Cooper7 November 1988 · Portland · Part 97 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 204 · page 1 of 2Portland DivisionDocument identifier and agent initials with page number. FBI investigative report by SA Samuel M. Mc Pheters documenting a series of inquiries in Pendelton and Hermiston, Oregon, and Walla Walla, Wa…

ReportFBI Laboratory Division fax to Seattle re unidentified latent fingerprints in NORJACK case29 June 1998 · Bureau · Part 106 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 92 · page 2 of 3≈ PDFax transmission header from FBI Lab Division, sent June 29, 1998 at 08:42, fax number 1460146937, page 3. Table listing unidentified latent fingerprints recovered in the NORJACK (D.B. Cooper hijack…

ReportInsert re NORJAK suspect investigation at LaGrande, Oregon (PD 164-41)Portland · Part 36 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 239 · page 1 of 2Portland DivisionFile reference numbers and dictation initials for the report. An FBI Special Agent in the Portland Division conducted an investigation. On April 1, 1975, city and telephone directory searches in LaG…

ReportRe aerial and ground search, canvasses in Clark and Cowlitz Counties, WashingtonSeattle · Part 110 · 9 pages · 1 of 9 pages

p. 262 · page 5 of 9Portland DivisionFBI case file number and typist initials for the Seattle field office report on NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case SE 164-81. The location of interest during late evening of November 24, 1971 was established…

ReportFBI report 'Search of Suspected Area', Seattle file SE 164-81Seattle · Part 114 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 58 · page 4 of 4Portland DivisionPage number and FBI case file reference header with agent/typist initials. Establishes that a location was fixed at the intersection of Grantham Road and County Road 42 near LaCentre, Washington on…

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