TeletypeDaily teletype SAC Seattle to Director re NORJAK investigation, hospital and terrain coverage30 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 11 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 283 · page 1 of 3Lewis CountyStandard FBI teletype form header FD-36, dated November 30, 1971, sent via TELETYPE with NITEL priority. Daily teletype from SAC Seattle to FBI Director reporting on D.B. Cooper case activities for…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Longview RA hospital canvass and search terrain30 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 15 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 334 · page 1 of 2Lewis CountyStandard US Government memorandum header from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/30/71, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71, classified as…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re hospital and clinic contacts in Longview RA territory30 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 65 · 1 page

p. 85Lewis CountyStandard US Government memorandum header from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/30/71, regarding the unknown subject who hijacked Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. SA Manning r…

MemoRe Longview RA canvass of hospitals and clinics in Clark, Cowlitz, Lewis and Wahkiakum counties30 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 66 · 1 page

p. 80Lewis CountyHeader block of an FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, authored by SA Thomas J. Manning, regarding the hijacking and extortion of Northwest Airlines Flight #305 on 11/24/71. Report that investigation…

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TeletypeSeattle to Director re drop-zone terrain and weather conditions30 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 71 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 310 · page 1 of 2Lewis CountyTeletype routing header from Seattle field office to FBI Director, sent 9:28 PM on November 30, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portland…

FormFD-340 receipt for photo from Lewis County Sheriff's Office, Chehalis, sub 1A(85)4 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 81 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 80 · page 1 of 2Lewis CountyFBI FD-340 evidence receipt form documenting a photograph received on 12/4/71 from Lewis County Sheriff's Office in Chehalis, Washington. The photo was taken on 8/12/68. The subject's name is redacte…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re suspect Douglas G. Burns4 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 103 · 1 page

p. 88Lewis CountyStandard US Government memorandum header from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 12/4/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Flight 305. Handwritten notation in cursive identifying t…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect smokejumper lead, with leads to Olympia3 January 1972 · Seattle · Part 18 · 1 page

p. 58Lewis County, WashingtonStandard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, dated January 3, 1972, regarding NORJAK case. Sender SA name is redacted. Investigation conducted on December 14, 1971, regarding a…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect, smokejumper in Oregon (with leads page and carbon copy)3 January 1972 · Seattle · Part 18 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 60 · page 2 of 2Lewis County, WashingtonHeader block of an FBI memo from Seattle field office regarding NORJAK case, dated 1/3/72, referencing a Seattle memo of SPC dated 11/26/71. Investigation conducted on December 14, 1971 in Washingto…

ReportInvestigative insert re Donald Allen Brennan at Centralia, Washington, with leads3 January 1972 · Seattle · Part 99 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 89 · page 1 of 2Lewis County, WashingtonHeader of an FBI investigative report filed under NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case), Seattle field office file 164-81, regarding subject DON BRENNAR (Sub. 31). Investigation conducted December 14, 1971. Inv…

FormFD-159 record of NORJAK information furnished to 12 Washington law enforcement agencies17 October 1972 · Seattle · Part 63 · 1 page

p. 173Lewis CountyFBI Form FD-159 documenting dissemination of a SAC letter dated 10/17/72 regarding NORJAK hijacker facts and reward information to 12 law enforcement agencies in Washington state. Handwritten annota…

FormFD-159 Record of Information Furnished Other Agencies re NORJAK dissemination17 October 1972 · Seattle · Part 75 · 1 page

p. 111Lewis CountyFBI form FD-159 recording dissemination of information about the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case to multiple law enforcement agencies in Washington state. A SAC letter dated 10/17/72 setting forth facts ab…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Longview source reporting car in eastern Lewis County21 November 1972 · Seattle · Part 28 · 3 pages

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Dave A. Keller sighting of white foreign car21 November 1972 · Seattle · Part 114 · 1 page

p. 201Lewis County, WashingtonStandard FBI interoffice memorandum header from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/21/72, regarding NORJAK case (164-81). SA Manning reports contact with Dave A. Keller, a 63-year-old ret…

LetterCitizen letter to FBI Seattle suggesting where Cooper's body may be found, with envelope and filing stamps3 May 1973 · Part 31 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 124 · page 3 of 5Riffe LakeLewis Co. · Riffe LakeFBI FOIA exemption codes indicating redacted personal information (b6 = personal privacy, b7C = law enforcement personal privacy). A citizen writes to the FBI on 3 May 1973 noting that the D.B. Coop…

LetterCitizen tip letter to FBI suggesting underwater search of Lewis, Cowlitz and Skamania County lakes3 May 1973 · Part 73 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 224 · page 1 of 2Rifle LakeLewis Co. · Rifle LakeFOIA exemption codes indicating redacted personal information. Redacted block, likely sender's name and/or address. A citizen writes to the FBI on 3 May 1973 noting that the D.B. Cooper hijacking c…

ReportFBI report re NORJAK, cont.: ground and air search, first and second terrain searches30 May 1973 · Seattle · Part 41 · 9 pages · 2 of 9 pages

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ReportFBI report re NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking: the hijack, logs and records, search areas and maps, terrain searches, current investigation30 May 1973 · Seattle · Part 76 · 41 pages · 2 of 41 pages

ReportFBI report SE 164-81, NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) summary: administrative cover pages, suspect-processing checklist, unsub profile, hijack narrative, search operations30 May 1973 · Seattle · Part 78 · 51 pages · 2 of 51 pages

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re NORJAK parachute sighting report1 June 1973 · Seattle · Part 31 · 1 page

p. 198Lewis CountyStandard US Government memorandum header form. Memo routing block addressed from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, regarding NORJAK case, dated June 1, 1973. On 5/30/73, Sheriff William Weister…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re parachute sighting near Ryan Lake1 June 1973 · Seattle · Part 64 · 1 page

p. 99Lewis County, WashingtonMemo header identifying the SAC Seattle office, case number 146-81, date 6/1/73, Special Agent Thomas J. Manning, and case name NORJAK. On 5/30/73, Sheriff William Weister of Lewis County SO reporte…

MemoSAC Seattle to SAC Sacramento re NORJAK suspect from Morton, Washington; lead at Inyokern25 September 1975 · Seattle · Part 36 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 255 · page 2 of 2Lewis CountyFBI case file number for Seattle field office D.B. Cooper investigation. Continuation from previous page describing an unnamed individual who went with an unknown company around 1971, while his fami…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Yelm, Washington residents' report of a D.B. Cooper lookalike tenant26 September 1975 · Seattle · Part 36 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 262 · page 3 of 4Lewis CountyFBI case file number header for the Seattle field office NORJAK investigation. Sources state the subject owns 40-80 acres in Lewis County and about 10 acres near Yelm, Washington, is constructing a…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re David Stuges Cooper, Subject Number 738, with leads at Yelm, Washington26 September 1975 · Seattle · Part 117 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 438 · page 3 of 4Lewis CountyContinuation of FBI investigative report (file SE 164-81) documenting interviews and records checks conducted September 15, 1975, regarding a David S. (Stuges) Cooper of Yelm, Washington. Sources des…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re interview and elimination of Yelm, Washington suspect6 November 1975 · Seattle · Part 36 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 361 · page 2 of 3Lewis CountyFBI case file number for the Seattle field office NORJAK investigation. Interview continuation of a redacted subject who provides an alibi for the hijacking date of 11/24/71 (at home). Subject descr…

MemoSAC Seattle re CHANGED NORJAK, interview of David Sturges Cooper, Subject #7386 November 1975 · Seattle · Part 117 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 434 · page 2 of 3Lewis CountyFBI report page from file SE 164-81 documenting an interview with David Sturges Cooper. Cooper stated that on 11/24/71 (date of the hijacking) he was at home with someone (redacted). Details about hi…

LetterSAC Seattle to Sheriff William Wiester, Lewis County, enclosing artist conceptions of hijacker27 January 1978 · Seattle · Part 41 · 1 page

p. 250Lewis CountyStandard FBI letterhead with Seattle field office address and date. FBI cover letter from Special Agent in Charge John M. Reed to Lewis County Sheriff William Wiester in Chehalis, WA, enclosing blac…

LetterSAC Seattle to Sheriff William Wiester, Lewis County (duplicate copy)27 January 1978 · Seattle · Part 41 · 1 page

p. 251Lewis CountyFBI letterhead with Seattle field office address and date. Standard FBI letter routing instruction. Letter from FBI Special Agent in Charge John M. Reed to Lewis County Sheriff William Wiester, enc…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Lewis County clerk's NORJAK suspect31 January 1978 · Seattle · Part 41 · 1 page

p. 252Lewis CountyHeader of a US Government memorandum from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 1/31/78, regarding NORJAK case. Sheriff William Wiester of Lewis County contacted the FBI to report that a county…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Lewis County Clerk's Office sighting resembling Cooper composite2 March 1978 · Seattle · Part 41 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 289 · page 1 of 2Lewis CountyStandard US Government memorandum header with date 3/2/78, subject NORJACK (FBI codename for D.B. Cooper case), directed to SAC Seattle office file 164-81. Sheriff William Wiester of Lewis County re…

News clippingFD-350 clipping: 'D.B. Cooper Hunter Retires' (Seattle Post-Intelligencer)20 June 1978 · Seattle · Part 54 · 1 page

p. 171≈ Lewis countiesFBI form header for newspaper clipping mount sheet. Associated Press article about FBI Special Agent Joseph O'Connell retiring with the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case still unsolved. O'Connell headed t…

News clippingFD-350 clipping: "It Was A Great Party, D.B. Cooper", 11/26/7826 November 1978 · Seattle · Part 54 · 1 page

p. 165Lewis CountyFBI form number and revision date header for newspaper clipping mount form. Newspaper article about the 7th anniversary party held at the Ariel Tavern in Lewis County in honor of D.B. Cooper, who hi…

LetterLewis County Sheriff Wiester to FBI Seattle re Centralia woman's Cooper tip5 February 1979 · Lewis County Sheriff's Office · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 282Lewis County, WashingtonOfficial letterhead of the Lewis County Sheriff's Office in Chehalis, Washington, dated February 5, 1979. Letter from Lewis County Sheriff W. H. Wiester to the FBI Seattle field office reporting a t…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Centralia, Washington woman's report on possible Cooper suspect6 September 1979 · Seattle · Part 42 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 430 · page 1 of 2Lewis CountyStandard FBI interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated September 6, 1979. A woman in Centralia, Washington was contacted on 7/17/79. She reported that the L…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Centralia, Washington suspect information (duplicate copy)6 September 1979 · Seattle · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 432Lewis CountyHeader block of an FBI interoffice memorandum addressed to SAC Seattle, from an unnamed Special Agent, regarding the NORJAK case. A female witness in Centralia, WA was contacted on 7/17/79. She repo…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re source reporting Lewis County lot purchase by possible Cooper suspect28 February 1984 · Seattle · Part 47 · 1 page

p. 165Lewis CountyFBI internal memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper hijacking), dated February 28, 1984. A source in Seattle reported that…

ReportLewis County Sheriff Special Report re parachute found near Mossyrock, WA15 March 1986 · Part 48 · 1 page

p. 47Lewis CountyLewis County Sheriff Special Report header with case number P6-2417, classified as suspicious circumstances. Location and person fields. Location is a logging site off the end of Kjesbu Road, Mossyr…

OtherEnvelope, Lewis County Sheriff's Office to FBI Vancouver, WA17 March 1986 · Part 48 · 1 page

p. 48Lewis CountyReturn address area of envelope featuring the Lewis County Sheriff's badge logo, with address in Chehalis, Washington 98532. U.S. postage meter stamp showing 22 cents postage, postmarked Chehalis, W…

FormComplaint Form re 01/31/2001 Centralia caller on box at Rife Lake31 January 2001 · Seattle · Part 51 · 2 pages

ReportSeattle report re NORJAK: air/ground and terrain searches, current investigation (SE 164-81)Seattle · Part 95 · 28 pages · 2 of 28 pages

ReportRe aerial and ground search, canvasses in Clark and Cowlitz Counties, WashingtonSeattle · Part 110 · 9 pages · 2 of 9 pages

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

p. 55 · page 1 of 4Lewis CountyFile reference number and dictation initials for the FBI report. FBI report describing the search of a suspected area in Cowlitz, Lewis, Wahkiakum, and Clark Counties, Washington beginning November…

ReportFBI report SE 164-81 (pages 2-7) re search, airport canvass and door-to-door canvass after hijackingSeattle · Part 114 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 60 · page 2 of 3Lewis CountyPage number and FBI case file identifier with agent/typist initials. On November 30, 1971, medical providers in five Washington counties were contacted and circularized with a composite photo and de…

ReportFBI report insert SE 164-81 'Search of Suspected Area' and skydiving club inquirySeattle · Part 114 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 65 · page 1 of 2Lewis CountyPage number, case file number (SE 164-81), and typist initials (TJM:kdl). FBI report section describing the search of the suspected landing area for D.B. Cooper. On November 25, 1971, law enforcemen…

ReportFBI report excerpt: Search of Suspected Area, SE 164-81Seattle · Part 115 · 1 page

p. 2Lewis CountyFile number and typist initials for the FBI report. Handwritten annotation in top-right corner, partially illegible. FBI report section detailing the ground and aerial search operation launched on…

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