October 1978

Name: October 1978
Start: 1978

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Days in October 1978

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50 documents, 64 including copies

TeletypeRe Vancouver, B.C. party lead with request for Legat Ottawa investigation16 October 1973 · Part 32 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 373 · page 1 of 319 October 19781978-10-19FBI Communications Section received stamp with TELETYPE marking dated October 16, 1973. FBI routing checklist for internal distribution of the teletype to various divisions. FBI Boston teletype to…

TeletypeSeattle to Director re NORJAK press inquiries27 April 1978 · Seattle · Part 121 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 80 · page 1 of 227 October 197810/27/78Standard FBI FD/FP-36 teletype cover form header showing transmission method (Teletype), precedence (Routine), and classification (Clear), dated late April 1978. Teletype from FBI Seattle field offi…

MemoSAC John M. Reed to file re Kirkland caller with theory on NORJAK UNSUB24 August 1978 · Seattle · Part 65 · 1 page

p. 19224 October 19781978-10-24Standard FBI inter-office memorandum header addressed to FILE (164-81), from SAC John M. Reed, regarding subject NORJAK, dated 8/24/78. An individual from Kirkland, WA, associated with Globe Insuran…

MemoSAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle re NORJAK — inserts on Robert Wesley Rackstraw and Robert Wesley Jones27 September 1978 · San Francisco · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 1572 October 19781978-10-02Standard US Government interoffice memo header from SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, dated September 27, 1978. San Francisco FBI field office encloses inves…

MemoSAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle closing lead on Rackstraw/Jones2 October 1978 · San Francisco · Part 40 · 1 page

p. 3982 October 19781978-10-02Standard FBI document hole punches at top margin. FBI inter-office memo from SAC San Francisco to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case (164-81). San Francisco reports that after revi…

AirtelSAC Little Rock to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, enclosing Russellville inserts, with leads to Dallas, Oklahoma City, San Francisco and Seattle3 October 1978 · Little Rock · Part 42 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 137 · page 1 of 33 October 197810/3/78FBI transmittal form header (FD-36) indicating an Airtel transmission dated 10/3/78. Airtel from SAC Little Rock to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Encloses three investigative inserts from Russe…

MemoSAC Denver to SAC Little Rock re NORJAK, enclosing photo of subject5 October 1978 · Denver · Part 9 · 1 page

p. 182≈ 10/5/78 · OCT [20 or 30] 1978FBI inter-office memo header from SAC Denver to SAC Little Rock, dated 10/5/78, under the NORJAK case (D.B. Cooper). References originating office Seattle. Handwritten case number annotations added:…

MemoSAC Denver to SAC Little Rock re NORJAK, enclosing prior letters and photograph5 October 1978 · Denver · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 1235 October 19781978-10-05FBI inter-office memo header addressed from SAC Denver to SAC Little Rock, dated 10/5/78, regarding NORJAK case with Seattle as office of origin. RE line is redacted. Body of memo references prior l…

MemoSAC Oklahoma City to SAC Seattle re NORJAK source and reward information5 October 1978 · Oklahoma City · Part 42 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 172 · page 1 of 25 October 197810/5/78Header of a United States Government interoffice memorandum from SAC Oklahoma City to SAC Seattle, dated 10/5/78, regarding the UNSUB aka Dan Cooper hijacking of Northwest Orient Airlines in 1972. H…

MemoSA Himmelsbach to SAC Portland re Marion County lead on pre-hijack plan6 October 1978 · Portland · Part 96 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 199 · page 1 of 36 October 19781978-10-06FBI memo header addressed to SAC Portland from SA Ralph P. Himmelsbach regarding NORJAK case, dated 10/6/78. A Marion County Sheriff's Office detective contacted the FBI on 9/14/78 with information…

OtherWithheld/blank page bearing Seattle filing stamp 164-81-80327 October 1978 · Seattle · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 1637 October 19781978-10-07FBI filing stamp showing case number 164-81, serial number 8032, with a date stamp of October 7, 1978. The searched/indexed/serialized/filed checkboxes appear marked. FOIA exemption codes b6 (person…

OtherHandwritten envelope addressed to FBI, Federal Building, Seattle, Washington7 October 1978 · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 1677 October 19781978-10-07Sender return address redacted under FOIA exemptions b6/b7C. Handwritten envelope addressed to the State or Federal Bureau of Investigation at the Federal Building in Seattle, Washington, ZIP 98104.…

AirtelActing SAC Seattle to SAC Baltimore re Army Intelligence Record Repository check11 October 1978 · Seattle · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 11111 October 197810/11/78FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Method selected is Airtel. Date is 10/11/78. No classification or precedence boxes are checked. Airtel from Acting SAC Seattle to SAC Baltimore regarding NORJAK ca…

MemoSAC San Diego to SAC Seattle re NORJAK13 October 1978 · San Diego · Part 121 · 1 page

p. 15013 October 197810-13-78 · OCT 23 1978Standard U.S. Government form identifier printed on the memorandum stationery. Standard FBI interoffice memorandum header identifying sender (SAC San Diego), recipient (SAC Seattle), and subject (NO…

FD-302 interviewTelephone interview re subject's buying activity, Dallas 164-1928Interviewed 16 October 1978 · Dallas · Part 68 · 1 page

p. 9216 October 197810/16/78 · 10/18/78 · 10/24/78Standard FD-302 header with FBI letterhead and transcription date. An individual was contacted by telephone and provided information from memory about someone's buying activity, stating that in his…

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FD-302 interviewRe redacted individual's business activities and property valuesInterviewed 16 October 1978 · Part 73 · 1 page

p. 1616 October 19781978-10-16 · 1978-10-18 · 1978-10-24FBI FD-302 interview form documenting contact with a redacted individual who provided information about a redacted person's business activities and estimated profits during 1971 and 1972. Handwritte…

MemoSAC Seattle to SAC Las Vegas re NORJAK — request for credit check and descriptive data17 October 1978 · Seattle · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 14217 October 19781978-10-17FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Seattle to SAC Las Vegas regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Seattle FBI office requests Las Vegas office to conduct a credit check and obtain descri…

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Part 42 p. 143

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MemoSAC Seattle to SAC Denver re NORJAK — correction of hijacking date for AMAX, Inc. payroll check17 October 1978 · Seattle · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 14417 October 19781978-10-17Standard FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Seattle to SAC Denver regarding the NORJAK case, dated October 17, 1978. Subject is identified in Colorado. RE line is redacted. Seattle office c…

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Part 42 p. 145

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MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, serialized 164-81-803517 October 1978 · Seattle · Part 45 · 1 page

p. 8817 October 19781978-10-17 · 1978-10-27FBI internal memorandum from an unnamed Special Agent to the SAC in Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. The memo references a prior Seattle memo dated 8/22/78 and states the agent will r…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK (10/17/78 copy)17 October 1978 · Seattle · Part 45 · 1 page

p. 8917 October 19781978-10-17 · 1978-10-27FBI internal memorandum from a redacted Special Agent to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. The memo references a prior Seattle memo dated 8/22/78 and states the agent will recontac…

FD-302 interviewPhoto spread display to witness re NORJAK19 October 1978 · San Diego · Part 9 · 1 page

p. 18313 October 197810-13-78 · 10-19-78FBI FD-302 form header with transcription date of October 19, 1978. Page numbered 1, indicating this is the first page of this particular FD-302 report. A female witness (name redacted) in Californi…

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MemoSAC San Diego to SAC Seattle re NORJACK photo display results19 October 1978 · San Diego · Part 9 · 1 page

p. 18413 October 197810-13-78 · 10-19-78FBI memo from SAC San Diego to SAC Seattle, dated 10-19-78. References prior correspondence from Las Vegas to Minneapolis (7-11-78) and Minneapolis to Seattle (9-21-78). Transmits an original FD-302…

MemoSAC San Diego to SAC Seattle re NORJACK — transmitting FD-302 of photo spread19 October 1978 · San Diego · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 16213 October 19781978-10-13 · 1978-10-19Standard US Government memorandum header from SAC San Diego to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJACK case, dated October 19, 1978. San Diego field office forwards an FD-302 interview report to Seattle.…

MemoSAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re NORJAK inquiries at Ampex Corporation (RUC)24 October 1978 · Dallas · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 3153 October 19781978-10-03 · 1978-10-13 · 1978-10-16 · 1978-10-24 · 1978-10-28Header of a United States Government memorandum from SAC Dallas to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. FBI Dallas office memo regarding NORJAK investigation. Reports on interviews and records checks…

MemoSAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re NORJAK Ampex inquiries (duplicate copy)24 October 1978 · Dallas · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 3163 October 19781978-10-03 · 1978-10-13 · 1978-10-16 · 1978-10-24Header block of an FBI inter-office memo from SAC Dallas to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (A) case, dated 10/24/78. FBI memo from Dallas field office regarding NORJAK investigation. References an FD-…

MemoSAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re Ampex Corporation employee interviews24 October 1978 · Dallas · Part 68 · 1 page

p. 913 October 19781978-10-03 · 1978-10-13 · 1978-10-16 · 1978-10-24Standard FBI inter-office memorandum header from Dallas field office to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. Dallas FBI office reports on interviews with Ampex Corporation employees in Dallas regardin…

MemoSAC Little Rock to SAC Kansas City re NORJAK enclosures and file review25 October 1978 · Little Rock · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 3175 October 19781978-10-05 · 1978-10-25Standard USG memo header from SAC Little Rock to SAC Kansas City regarding NORJAK case, dated 10/25/78. Memo body describes enclosures being forwarded to Kansas City division, including copies of in…

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Part 42 p. 318

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MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK with two inserts, Vancouver WA lead25 October 1978 · Seattle · Part 45 · 3 pages

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK (10/25/78 copy)25 October 1978 · Seattle · Part 45 · 1 page

p. 9325 October 19781978-10-25FBI internal memorandum dated 10/25/78 regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. The memo references a prior Seattle memo dated 8/22/78 and notes two attached inserts reflecting investigation conducte…

Handwritten noteHandwritten tip letter re man recognized from TV as the hijacker, with Seattle filing stamp pageOctober 1978 · Seattle · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 1691978-10FBI Seattle field office filing stamp with case number 164-81-8039, dated October 1978. Indicates the document was searched, indexed, serialized, and filed. Bates stamp number identifying this page…

TeletypeBaltimore to Seattle re DCII search results on NORJAK suspect3 November 1978 · Baltimore · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 31911 October 19781978-10-11Teletype routing header with date-time group indicating November 3, 1978 transmission. Baltimore FBI field office teletype to Seattle reporting that a search of the Defense Central Index of Investig…

TeletypeBaltimore to Seattle re DCII search results (duplicate copy)3 November 1978 · Baltimore · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 32011 October 19781978-10-11Teletype from FBI Baltimore to FBI Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) investigation. Reports that a search of the Defense Central Index of Investigations (DCII), a DOD computerized index of s…

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Part 71 p. 30

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AirtelSAC Kansas City to SAC Seattle re NORJAK photo spread results7 November 1978 · Kansas City · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 32325 October 19781978-10-25FBI transmit header indicating an Airtel with Immediate precedence, dated 11/7/78. No classification checked. Airtel from SAC Kansas City to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (A) case. References Las Veg…

AirtelSAC Kansas City to SAC Seattle re NORJAK photo spread results (duplicate copy)7 November 1978 · Kansas City · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 32425 October 197810/25/78Document type marking indicating this is an Airtel communication. Airtel memo from SAC Kansas City to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case. References Las Vegas airtel to Minneapolis dated 7/11/78 and…

MemoSAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re Rackstraw faked plane crash and flight8 November 1978 · Sacramento · Part 40 · 1 page

p. 39911 October 19781978-10-11Header block of an FBI inter-office memo from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (A) case, subject Robert Wesley Rackstraw, Subject No. 933. Handwritten annotation indicating subject num…

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Part 42 p. 159

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MemoSAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re NORJAK — Robert Wesley Rackstraw, Subject No. 933, faked plane crash8 November 1978 · Sacramento · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 15811 October 19781978-10-11FBI interoffice memorandum header from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, subject Robert Wesley Rackstraw (Subject No. 933). Handwritten notation referencing Subject 933, likely an…

MemoTo SAC Portland re follow-up with Marion County Sheriff's Office15 November 1978 · Portland · Part 96 · 1 page

p. 2036 October 19781978-10-06 · 1978-10-31Standard US Government memorandum header addressed to SAC Portland regarding NORJAK case, from a redacted Special Agent, dated November 15, 1978. Follow-up investigation referencing SA Himmelsbach's…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK with insert, IRS contact attempts8 January 1979 · Seattle · Part 45 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 94 · page 1 of 21978-10FBI internal memorandum from a Special Agent in the Seattle Division to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. References an earlier Seattle memo from October 1978 and attaches an inser…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, recontact lead (copy)8 January 1979 · Seattle · Part 45 · 1 page

p. 96October, 1978FBI interoffice memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, from a redacted Special Agent, referencing a prior Seattle memo from October 1978. Body of memo states an investigat…

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Part 45 p. 97

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AirtelSAC Little Rock to SAC Seattle re NORJAK enclosing FD-302 of bearded subject10 January 1979 · Little Rock · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 2503 October 197810/3/78FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL. Date is 1/10/79. FBI airtel from SAC Little Rock to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case). Encloses FD-302 of a redacted i…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Vancouver hunter's report of object in tree near Toutle Park25 January 1979 · Seattle · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 1921978-10Standard FBI interoffice memo header addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated January 25, 1979. A Vancouver, WA resident reported seeing a light-colored object flapping in a tall tree n…

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News clippingFD-350 clipping: Seattle P-I story on suspect Robert Wesley Rackstraw, 2/3/793 February 1979 · Seattle · Part 54 · 2 pages

MemoSAC Denver to SAC Seattle re Amax, Inc. payroll records for NORJAK suspect16 February 1979 · Denver · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 22217 October 19781978-10-17Standard FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Denver to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated February 16, 1979. An employee at Amax, Inc. in Golden, Colorado reported that a redacted indi…

News clippingTHE EDGE 'D.B. Cooper Was Here' by Ken Lizotte24 March 1980 · Part 7 · 1 page

p. 9≈ late 1978Partial text fragments at the top of the page, appearing to be letters to the editor or opinion snippets; partially cut off or obscured by scan artifacts. Article by Ken Lizotte claiming D.B. Cooper…

FormFD-340 receipt for Rainier National Bank records of Robert N. Bishop, with savings account statements 1978-1980, signature cards and wire transfer charge slip13 August 1980 · Seattle · Part 87 · 12 pages · 1 of 12 pages

p. 277 · page 11 of 122 October 19781978-10-02 · 1978-10-11Vertical banner along left edge reading RAINIER BANK. Rainier National Bank savings account statement header for R N Bishop, account 0120511535 at Vancouver Office, dated Dec 31 1978. Beginning bala…

AirtelContinuation page of San Francisco airtel re Rackstraw (SF 164-220), lead at San FranciscoSan Francisco · Part 40 · 1 page

p. 3977 October 19781978-10-07File number, page number, and dictation initials for the FBI San Francisco field office NORJAK case file. Handwritten sub-file number notation. FBI San Francisco investigation into Robert Wesley Ra…

ReportInvestigative insert SF 164-220 — interviews at San Francisco, California re 1971 activities of NORJAK subjectSan Francisco · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 1557 October 1978OCT 7 1978Case file number and agent initials header. Handwritten sub-file or document number notation. FBI San Francisco field office reports that their indices contain no reference to Robert Wesley Rackstr…

ReportInvestigative insert SF 164-220 — interviews at San Francisco, California (file copy)San Francisco · Part 42 · 1 page

p. 1562 October 1978OCT 2 1978Case file number and initials of the agent/typist. Handwritten notation, likely a sub-file or subject reference number. An FBI Special Agent reports that San Francisco field office indices had no r…

FormFD-340a bulky exhibit index, Minneapolis file 164-73, entries 1974-1978Minneapolis · Part 79 · 1 page

p. 2062 October 197810/2/78FBI form FD-340a header with file number 164-73. FD-340a evidence/document log tracking items filed in FBI case 164-73. Entries span 1974–1978 and include cover letters, fingerprints, registered let…

ListFD-340a 1A exhibit index sheets, items 649-678Seattle · Part 86 · 3 pages · 1 of 3 pages

p. 219 · page 1 of 318 October 19781978-10-18FBI form FD-340a file index continuation sheet listing evidence serials 649 through 665, primarily documenting photographs, latent prints, composites, and driver's license copies filed between April…

October 1978

Days in October 1978

Documents referencing October 1978 AITitles, types, dates and summaries in this list: machine-written — generated by an AI model from the transcripts, and it can be wrong. The scan is the source; the transcript is machine-generated from it.

Documents referencing October 1978