TeletypeSeattle to Portland re landing strips near Yacolt and La Center and grey Cessna25 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 99 · 2 pages

p. 183 · page 1 of 2Yacolt, WashingtonTeletype routing header indicating an urgent message sent from Seattle to Portland on November 23, 1971. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: Northwest Airlines Flight 305, Portl…
p. 184 · page 2 of 2YacoltContinuation header indicating this is page two of a teletype with Seattle file number 1S4-31. Continuation of a teletype message in which a source reported information about small landing strips ne…

News clippingFD-350 clipping 11/26/71: Clark County search for Thanksgiving Eve hijacker near Woodland26 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 53 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 177 · page 2 of 2YacoltNewspaper article reporting on the search for D.B. Cooper after he parachuted from a hijacked jetliner near Woodland, Washington. Clark County Undersheriff Tom McDowell and Sheriff Eugene Cotton desc…

News clipping(Seattle P-I front page) re hijacker search, with photos and route map27 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 53 · 5 pages · 1 of 5 pages

p. 150 · page 5 of 5YacoltNewspaper map by Bob Cavanaugh showing the flight route and search area of the hijacked jetliner in southwest Washington state. The map depicts the Columbia River border between Oregon and Washington…

TeletypeSAC Seattle to Director re source reporting landing strips near Yacolt and La Center28 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 11 · 2 pages

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Cessna sighting and canvass leads28 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 11 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 356 · page 1 of 2Yacolt, WashingtonStandard FBI memorandum header from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/28/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. Handwritten annotation apparently…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re Yacolt Cessna sighting (file copy)28 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 11 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 358 · page 1 of 2YacoltHeader block of an FBI report from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated 11/28/71, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 from Portland to Seattle on 11/24/71, classified…

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TeletypeSeattle to Portland re source information on landing strips near Yacolt and La Center28 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 90 · 2 pages

MapSearch map of Columbia River area, Cowlitz and Clark Counties, Washington29 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 65 · 1 page

p. 95YacoltMap of the Washington-Oregon border region along the Columbia River, showing Cowlitz County and Clark County in Washington and part of Oregon. Towns labeled include Kalama, Woodland, Etna, Amboy, Yac…

MemoSA Ronald E. Sherk to SAC Portland re Seattle Division request on suspect29 November 1971 · Portland · Part 90 · 1 page

p. 170YacoltStandard US Government memorandum form header. Internal FBI memo from SA Ronald E. Sherk to SAC Portland regarding the D.B. Cooper skyjacking case. A redacted Special Agent from the Seattle Division…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re suspect Cessna aircraft near Yacolt, FAA registration records29 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 111 · 1 page

p. 36YacoltStandard US Government memorandum header addressed from a redacted Special Agent to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. A redacted source advised…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re suspect Cessna aircraft near Yacolt (duplicate copy)29 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 111 · 1 page

p. 37YacoltStandard FBI memo header on Optional Form 10 from an unknown Special Agent (redacted) to SAC Seattle, regarding the UNSUB hijacking of Northwest Airlines Flight 305 on 11/24/71. A redacted source ad…

MemoSA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re suspect Cessna or TR-6 aircraft near Yacolt, Washington30 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 11 · 2 pages

FormFD-340 receipt for photographic copy of strip map showing radar tracing of aircraft course, with sectional chart sheets30 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 80 · 6 pages · 1 of 6 pages

p. 212 · page 5 of 6YacoltAeronautical VFR sectional chart of the Portland-to-Tacoma corridor in Washington and Oregon. A hand-drawn or overlaid bold black line traces what appears to be a flight path from the Portland, OR ar…

MemoSA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle re suspect Cessna/TR-6 plane near Yacolt30 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 99 · 1 page

p. 180Yacolt, WashingtonInternal FBI memo from SA Charles E. Farrell to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. SA Thomas J. Manning advised that the suspect aircraft spotted near Yacolt, Washington could be a…

FD-302 interviewOf NWA representative re Flight 305 operation, with landing-zone analysis and Figure 1 chartInterviewed 4 December 1971 · Minneapolis · Part 110 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 257 · page 3 of 3YacoltMap title and scale bar indicating both nautical and statute miles. Date annotation and partial header reading 'PORTLAND', likely the sectional chart name, with right edge cropped. Full aeronautica…

Handwritten noteHandwritten anonymous letter to FBI Portland naming persons to trace in Cooper case, with envelope14 January 1972 · Part 20 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 20 · page 3 of 4YacoltOpening of letter continuation referencing D.B. Cooper and redacted names to keep in mind. Body of a handwritten letter directing the recipient to trace redacted individuals across numerous U.S. loc…

LetterHandwritten tip letter to FBI Portland re hijacking as diversion and Port Townsend probate records14 January 1972 · Part 93 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 61 · page 3 of 3YacoltContinuation of a handwritten letter to the FBI claiming knowledge of D.B. Cooper's identity. The writer references tracing individuals across numerous U.S. locations (Oklahoma, Kentucky, Pennsylvani…

AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Alexandria re NORJAK, Alexandria Division leads15 February 1973 · Seattle · Part 30 · 1 page

p. 52YacoltStandard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated February 15, 1973. Routing block indicating an airtel from SAC Seattle to SAC Alexandria regarding the NORJAK case. Handwritten annotations,…

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AirtelSAC Alexandria to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, with insert on aeronautical sectional charts used by flight crews28 February 1973 · Alexandria · Part 30 · 2 pages

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AirtelSAC Alexandria to SAC Seattle transmitting aeronautical charts and quadrangle maps28 February 1973 · Alexandria · Part 65 · 1 page

p. 354Yacolt, WashingtonStandard FBI FD-36 airtel transmittal form header dated February 28, 1973. Airtel from SAC Alexandria to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, transmitting fourteen items including aeronautical charts,…

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ReportFBI report re NORJAK, cont.: ground and air search, first and second terrain searches30 May 1973 · Seattle · Part 41 · 9 pages · 1 of 9 pages

p. 40 · page 1 of 9YacoltFBI case file number header for the NORJAK / D.B. Cooper case. Description of the initial search area laid out in southwest Washington state based on NWA flight information, bounded by Woodland, Amb…

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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 · 1 of 41 pages

p. 92 · page 20 of 41YacoltFBI file number designation for the D.B. Cooper case. Description of the search area laid out on 11/24-25/71 in southwest Washington State, bounded by Woodland, Amboy, Kalama, and a point north of t…

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 · 1 of 51 pages

p. 261 · page 34 of 51≈ TacoltCase file number header for the FBI Seattle field office file 164-81. Description of the search area laid out in southwest Washington state based on NWA flight information, bounded by Woodland, Ambo…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Amboy, Washington caller who overheard talk of a find17 December 1973 · Seattle · Part 33 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 122 · page 1 of 2Yacolt, WashingtonStandard US Government interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case (164-81), dated December 17, 1973, from a Special Agent whose name is redacted. An unidentified fe…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Amboy, Washington tip (file copy)17 December 1973 · Seattle · Part 33 · 1 page

p. 124Yacolt, WashingtonHeader block of FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle, case number 164-81, dated 12/17/73, regarding NORJAK case with Office of Origin Seattle. SA name redacted. Subject line identifying the unknown sub…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re tip that D.B. Cooper was found and buried along with money near Amboy17 December 1973 · Seattle · Part 117 · 1 page

p. 124Yacolt, WashingtonFBI memo header addressed to Special Agent in Charge, Seattle field office, dated December 17, 1973, regarding the NORJAK case file with Seattle as the office of origin. On 12/13/73, an unidentified…

ReportInsert for file 164-81 re Amboy/Vancouver, Washington D.B. Cooper burial rumor (Sub 690)4 January 1974 · Seattle · Part 117 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 123 · page 2 of 2Yacolt, WashingtonFBI insert for file 164-81 documenting interviews related to a D.B. Cooper rumor. On 1-4-74, a redacted woman from Amboy, WA was interviewed and stated she heard a person at a Yacolt, WA pre-Christma…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Wenatchee attorney's report of money found near Yacolt17 June 1975 · Seattle · Part 35 · 3 pages

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MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re attempted contact near Yacolt18 June 1975 · Seattle · Part 35 · 1 page

p. 155Yacolt, WashingtonStandard US Government interoffice memorandum header. Memo from Special Agent Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle, dated June 18, 1975, regarding NORJAK case (164-81). SA Manning references a prior mem…

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MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re investigation of reported found money near Larch Mountain20 June 1975 · Seattle · Part 36 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 90 · page 2 of 3Larch Mountain Campground≈ Larch Mountain Camp groundOn 6/19/75, an agent contacted a person in Olympia, Washington and advised them of developments, and was told that in the event of any danger, precautions should be taken. On 6/20/75, a writer arriv…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re four $20 Federal Reserve Notes found near Yacolt, Washington24 June 1975 · Seattle · Part 36 · 1 page

p. 87Larch Mountain Campground≈ Larch Mountain campground · Yacolt, WashingtonStandard U.S. Government memorandum header addressed from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case, dated June 24, 1975. SA Manning interviewed a redacted individual in Yacolt,…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re interview at Yacolt, Washington24 June 1975 · Seattle · Part 68 · 1 page

p. 243Yacolt, WashingtonPartially visible stamp or routing mark in upper left corner, largely illegible. FBI memo dated 6/24/75 from SA Thomas J. Manning regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. On 6/23/75, Manning intervi…

ReportSkamania County Sheriff's Office information report re plastic 'Air Stair Emergency Exit' decal found near Ape Creek7 May 1979 · Skamania County Sheriff's Office · Part 87 · 1 page

p. 70Yacolt, WASkamania County Sheriff's Office information report header for a found property case dated 5-7-79, case number 791331R, reported by a redacted individual from Yacolt, WA. A timber cutting crew membe…

News clippingOn FD-350: 'Part of Cooper cash uncovered' (Oregonian, 2/13/80)13 February 1980 · Seattle · Part 43 · 5 pages · 2 of 5 pages

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News clippingFD-350 clipping: 'F.B.I. says remains aren't D.B. Cooper's' (Seattle Times)27 February 1980 · Seattle · Part 43 · 1 page

p. 311YacoltFD-350 form metadata identifying the clipping source as page C1 of the Seattle Times, Seattle, WA, dated 2/27/80, A.M. edition, with FBI classification 164-81 submitted by the Seattle office. Newspa…

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MemoSC Entler to SAC Seattle re Yacolt caller's parachute recovered from Lewis River10 December 1980 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 85Yacolt, WashingtonHeader block of an FBI interoffice memorandum from SC Francis E. Entler to SAC Seattle, regarding the NORJAK case, dated 12/10/80. A woman from Yacolt, Washington called to report that her son retri…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Yacolt, WA caller reporting shredded parachute from Lewis River10 December 1980 · Seattle · Part 64 · 1 page

p. 69Yacolt, WashingtonStandard FBI memorandum header from SC Francis E. Entler to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated 12/10/80. A woman from Yacolt, Washington called to report that her son retrieved an old, shredde…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re parachute portion found in Lewis River30 December 1980 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 56Yacolt, WashingtonStandard FBI interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, dated 12/30/80, regarding NORJAK case. FBI memo reporting that a portion of an orange and white parachute was found in the Lewis…

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ReportInsert for file 164-81 re interview at Vancouver, Washington about Yacolt party remarkPortland · Part 34 · 1 page

p. 156Yacolt, WashingtonHeader identifying the file insert number and FBI field office location. A female witness from Amboy, WA was interviewed. She recalled attending a party in Yacolt, WA before Christmas where a redact…

PhotographD.B. Cooper photograph album/index: mounted suspect and lead photographs (withheld under b6/b7C/b7D) with numbered captionsPart 51 · 27 pages · 1 of 27 pages

p. 415 · page 27 of 27YacoltFOIA exemption codes indicating redacted personal information. An index or log listing numbered lead items related to the D.B. Cooper investigation. Entries reference an airplane sighting near Yacol…

ListIndex of sub-volume/lead numbers, NORJAK file SE 164A-81 (pages in reverse order)Seattle · Part 80 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 116 · page 3 of 4YacoltA numbered list of items or leads, most with strikethrough formatting, each followed by a redacted box. Entries reference: an airplane seen near Yacolt (#35), an anonymous note to a Reno newspaper (#…

ListWork copy index of NORJAK suspects and leads with sub-volume numbers and office dispositionsSeattle · Part 90 · 22 pages · 1 of 22 pages

p. 18 · page 2 of 22YacoltHandwritten notes at top of page appearing to be a legend or key for status codes used in the index below. Codes include SE, NE, NR, Ph with various dispositions. Numbered index of investigative lea…

ReportSeattle report re NORJAK: air/ground and terrain searches, current investigation (SE 164-81)Seattle · Part 95 · 28 pages · 1 of 28 pages

p. 279 · page 1 of 28YacoltFBI Seattle field office case number header Description of the initial aerial search area layout in southwest Washington state following the NWA hijacking on 11/24-25/71. The prime search area was c…

ListNORJAK sub-volume index of suspects and leads, entries 1 through ~950Seattle · Part 106 · 38 pages · 1 of 38 pages

p. 53 · page 37 of 38YacoltUpper half of page is largely blank with faint document handling marks and two parenthetical curve marks near center. Numbered index list of leads or suspects in the D.B. Cooper case, entries 31 thr…

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

p. 258 · page 1 of 9YacoltFBI Seattle field office case number for the D.B. Cooper hijacking investigation. Description of the aerial search area established on 11/24-25/71 based on NWA flight information, covering southwest…

MapTopographic map of Clark and Cowlitz Counties, WashingtonPart 113 · 1 page

p. 362YacoltCase identifier stamp or annotation placed on the map, referencing the D.B. Cooper FBI case file number 13275. USGS-style topographic map covering portions of Clark and Cowlitz Counties in southwest…

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