Name: December 1981
Start: 1981

MemoTo SAC Seattle re source in Washington reporting a possible hijacking suspect in Portland25 November 1971 · Seattle · Part 10 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 367 · page 2 of 2≈ 12-81 (stamp, partially illegible)Header of an FBI memo addressed to SAC Seattle regarding the UNSUB (unknown subject) of the Northwest Flight 305 hijacking on 11/24/71, classified under Civil Aeronautics Act - Hijacking; Extortion.…

AirtelSAC Sacramento to SAC Portland re 1965 Plymouth station wagon with Oregon plates30 November 1971 · Sacramento · Part 12 · 1 page

p. 1134 December 198112/4/81Date of the airtel document. FBI airtel memo header from SAC Sacramento to SAC Portland regarding an unknown subject (UNSUB) associated with a 1965 Plymouth Station Wagon with a redacted Oregon lice…

MemoSA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle re fixed-wing aerial search Woodland to Silver Lake1 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 65 · 1 page

p. 794 December 198112/4/81Header identifying the memo as addressed to SAC Seattle from SA Thomas J. Manning, dated 12/1/71. Subject line identifying the D.B. Cooper hijacking case: UNSUB aka Dan Cooper, NWA Flight 305, Portl…

LetterAttorney John L. Reeder to FBI Seattle forwarding client's passport and photo, with mailing envelope6 December 1971 · Part 17 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 82 · page 2 of 220 December 1981DEC 2 0 1981Front of a certified mail envelope (#886177) sent from attorney John L. Reeder of Twisp, Washington to the FBI Seattle field office, attention a Special Agent whose name is redacted (b6/b7C exemption…

MemoSA to SAC Portland re small plane observed at Springfield, Oregon8 December 1971 · Portland · Part 91 · 1 page

p. 2698 December 198112/8/81Standard US Government interoffice memorandum header from an FBI Special Agent in Portland to the SAC Portland office, dated 12/8/71, regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case. A source in Coos Bay,…

MemoSA Manning to SAC Seattle re suspect referred in 12/17/71 memo22 December 1971 · Seattle · Part 17 · 1 page

p. 20322 December 19811981-12-22Internal FBI memorandum from SA Thomas J. Manning to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAC (D.B. Cooper) case. References a prior memo dated 12/17/71 about a suspect whose name is redacted. Manning attach…

News clippingFD-350 clipping: 'More D.B. Cooper Cash Sought', Seattle Times page A113 February 1980 · Seattle · Part 63 · 1 page

p. 484 December 198112-4-81FBI FD-350 clipping form metadata indicating this is from Seattle Times, page A1, dated 2/13/80, Final edition, classified under file 164-81, submitted by Seattle office. Seattle Times front-page ar…

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AirtelSAC Miami to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect background, Ft. Lauderdale21 August 1981 · Miami · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 115 · page 1 of 24 December 198112/4/81FBI FD-36 transmittal form header dated 8/21/81. AIRTEL is checked for transmit via. FBI airtel from SAC Miami to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case). Reports on investigation…

LetterFBI letterhead memorandum summarizing NORJAK hijacking and hijacker description8 October 1981 · Seattle · Part 9 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 218 · page 1 of 2≈ December [illegible] 1981FBI letterhead with DOJ seal, file number 164A-81, dated October 8, 1981. Summary of the D.B. Cooper hijacking: on November 24, 1971, an unidentified white male hijacked Northwest Orient Flight #305…

News clippingFD-350 clipping: '$1,000,000 REWARD - Have you seen this man?' ad, Minneapolis Tribune8 November 1981 · Minneapolis · Part 79 · 1 page

p. 21 December 19811981-12-01FBI form FD-350 identifying the newspaper clipping source as the Minneapolis Tribune, page 5G, morning edition, dated approximately 11-8-81. File number begins with 164, office is Minneapolis. Full-…

TeletypeDirector FBI teletype to all offices re Universal Pictures film 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' reward10 November 1981 · Bureau · Part 8 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 139 · page 1 of 21 December 19811981-12-01Teletype header block from FBI Director to all FBI Field Offices, marked UNCLAS, priority IMMEDIATE, referencing NORJACK and CAA-HIJACKING case with origin office Seattle. The body of the teletype n…

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TeletypeDirector FBI to all offices re Universal Pictures reward offer for D.B. Cooper10 November 1981 · Bureau · Part 77 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 92 · page 1 of 21 December 19811981-12-01Teletype routing header from FBI Director to all field offices, marked immediate priority, dated November 10, 1981. Classification markings showing UNCLAS, with NORJACK case reference and Seattle of…

TeletypeDirector to all field offices re Universal Pictures film and $1 million reward (copy)11 November 1981 · Bureau · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 1811 December 19811981-12-01Teletype routing header from FBI Director to all field offices, marked immediate with personal attention. FBI teletype notifying all field offices that Universal Pictures will release a motion pictu…

TeletypeDirector to all field offices re 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' film and reward offer11 November 1981 · Bureau · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 182 · page 1 of 21 December 19811981-12-01FBI teletype from Director FBI to all field offices regarding Universal Pictures' upcoming release of the film "The Pursuit of D. B. Cooper" on November 13, 1981, and their advertising promotion offe…

TeletypeDirector to all offices re Universal Pictures film 'The Pursuit of D.B. Cooper' and reward offer13 November 1981 · Bureau · Part 62 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 240 · page 1 of 21 December 19811981-12-01Teletype room receipt stamp showing date and time of processing. FBI teletype from the Director to all field offices regarding Universal Pictures' upcoming release of the motion picture 'The Pursuit…

TeletypeDirector to all field offices re Universal Pictures D.B. Cooper reward offer13 November 1981 · Bureau · Part 96 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 403 · page 1 of 21 December 19811981-12-01Teletype routing header from FBI Director to all field offices, marked IMMEDIATE and PERSONAL ATTENTION, unclassified, dated November 1981. Handwritten stamp or annotation indicating the SAC was adv…

TeletypeDirector to all offices re Universal Pictures film and reward (resend)16 November 1981 · Bureau · Part 9 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 216 · page 1 of 21 December 19811981-12-01Standard FBI teletype routing header sent from Director FBI to all field offices on November 16, 1981, classified UNCLAS, concerning the NORJACK/CAA-HIJACKING case out of Seattle. The FBI Director n…

LetterFrom Kitchener, Ontario citizen to FBI Office of Congressional and Public Affairs re D.B. Cooper22 November 1981 · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2331 December 19811981-12-01Return address of the letter sender in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada, dated November 22, 1981. Sender name and street address redacted under b6/b7C. Addressee block identifying Roger S. Young, Assistan…

FD-302 interviewInterview of KATU-TV employee re Mapleleaf Restaurant meetingInterviewed 25 November 1981 · Portland · Part 97 · 1 page

p. 82 December 19811981-12-02FBI form identifier and revision date. FD-302 interview report. A KATU-TV employee accompanied a reporter to meet an unidentified man at the Mapleleaf Restaurant in Portland, OR on November 25, 1981…

FD-302 interviewInterview re anonymous KATU-TV call about partial $20 billInterviewed 25 November 1981 · Portland · Part 97 · 1 page

p. 92 December 19811981-12-02Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. An individual at KATU-TV in Portland, Oregon reported receiving an anonymous phone call on November 25, 1981 from a nervous mal…

FD-302 interviewInterview of KATU-TV employee re $20 bill fragment J28365856AInterviewed 25 November 1981 · Portland · Part 97 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 10 · page 1 of 22 December 19811981-12-02Standard FD-302 form header with revision date and transcription date. A KATU-TV employee reports meeting an unidentified white male at the Mapleleaf Restaurant in Portland on November 25, 1981. The…

MemoLegat Ottawa to Director re NORJAK30 November 1981 · Legat Ottawa · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2127 December 19811981-12-07FBI form identifier and revision date United States Department of Justice seal/logo FBI memorandum from the Legal Attache in Ottawa to the Director of FBI regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijackin…

FD-302 interviewInterview of Hale Koa Hotel caller naming military acquaintance as possible CooperInterviewed 30 November 1981 · Honolulu · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2421 December 198112/1/81 · 12/3/81Standard FD-302 header with form revision date and transcription date. An individual staying at the Hale Koa Hotel in Honolulu, Hawaii telephonically contacted the FBI regarding D. B. Cooper. He rep…

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MemoTo SAC Phoenix re telephonic female informant naming a Cooper suspect1 December 1981 · Phoenix · Part 8 · 1 page

p. 1421 December 198112/1/81 · DEC 1 1981Standard FBI interoffice memorandum header. Addressed to SAC (Special Agent in Charge), Phoenix field office. Case reference number 164-571. Dated December 1, 1981. Sender identity redacted. Subject…

TeletypeWFO to Director, Chicago, Portland re FAA employee look-alike lead1 December 1981 · Washington Field · Part 96 · 4 pages · 1 of 4 pages

p. 417 · page 1 of 41 December 19811981-12-01FBI teletype from Washington Field Office to Director FBI, Chicago, and Portland, dated December 1, 1981, regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Reports that a redacted female individual appeared a…

MemoSAC Milwaukee to SAC Seattle re caller reporting landlord resembling Cooper2 December 1981 · Milwaukee · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2102 December 19811981-12-02 · 1981-12-05FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Milwaukee to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJACK (D.B. Cooper hijacking) case. A caller in Milwaukee telephonically reported to the FBI Milwaukee Office tha…

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LetterFrom Shell Rock, Iowa citizen to FBI enclosing Waterloo Courier article on D.B. Cooper2 December 1981 · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2592 December 19811981-12-02A letter dated December 2, 1981 from a resident of Shell Rock, Iowa to the FBI regarding the D.B. Cooper case. The writer encloses a newspaper article from the November 29, 1981 Waterloo Courier and…

MemoSA to SAC Minneapolis re NORJACK suspect reported by source, with photographs3 December 1981 · Minneapolis · Part 79 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 3 · page 1 of 21981-12 · 1981-12-03FBI internal memorandum header addressed to SAC Minneapolis from a redacted Special Agent, dated 12/3/81, regarding the NORJACK hijacking case with Office of Origin in Seattle. A source in Minneapol…

AirtelSAC Tampa to SAC Seattle re Winter Park witness sighting of Cooper lookalike4 December 1981 · Tampa · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 227 · page 1 of 24 December 19811981-12-04FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL, dated 12/4/81. No classification, precedence, or other transmit options checked. Airtel from SAC Tampa to SAC Seattle regarding the…

AirtelSAC Tampa to SAC Seattle re Winter Park witness sighting (file copy)4 December 1981 · Tampa · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2294 December 19811981-12-04Document type marking indicating this is an AIRTEL communication. FBI AIRTEL memo from SAC Tampa to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK case. On 11/27/81, a witness in Winter Park, Florida reported seeing…

AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Chicago requesting photo and background on subject7 December 1981 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2137 December 19811981-12-07FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL. Date is 12/7/81. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Seattle to SAC Chicago regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Co…

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AirtelDirector to SACs Philadelphia and Seattle forwarding Universal letter and envelope7 December 1981 · Bureau · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2217 December 19811981-12-07Document type designation indicating an air telegram communication. Date of the airtel. Routing header showing the memo is addressed to the Director of FBI and SACs in Philadelphia and Seattle, reg…

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AirtelBureau to SACs Seattle and Indianapolis re NORJAK tip letter7 December 1981 · Bureau · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2257 December 19811981-12-07FBI form number and revision date. Airtel memo header from Director FBI to SACs in Seattle and Indianapolis regarding NORJAK case, dated 12/7/81. Memo body forwarding an original envelope and lette…

AirtelBureau to SACs Seattle and Indianapolis re NORJAK tip letter (file copy)7 December 1981 · Bureau · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2267 December 19811981-12-07Document type header indicating this is an AIRTEL communication. FBI AIRTEL memo dated 12/7/81 from SACs in Seattle and Indianapolis to the Director, FBI, regarding NORJAK case. Encloses an original…

LetterFBI reply letter to Kitchener, Ontario correspondent re D.B. Cooper skyjacking7 December 1981 · Bureau · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2347 December 19811981-12-07Date of the letter. Redacted recipient name and address in Kitchener, Ontario, Canada. Redactions marked b6/b7C (personal privacy). FBI reply letter to a Canadian citizen directing them to contact…

AirtelSAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re caller identifying Cooper photo, subject last in Honolulu7 December 1981 · Dallas · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2353 December 19811981-12-03 · 1981-12-07FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL, dated 12/7/81. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Routing block of the airtel. From Dallas SAC to Seattle SAC regarding…

AirtelSAC Dallas to SAC Seattle re caller identifying Cooper photo (file copy)7 December 1981 · Dallas · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2363 December 19811981-12-03 · 1981-12-07Document type indicator marking this as an AIRTEL communication. Routing header for an FBI AIRTEL memo from SAC Dallas to SAC Seattle regarding the D.B. Cooper hijacking case, dated December 7, 1981…

ReportFBI Portland press release by SAC Robert S. Gast II on 10th anniversary of the hijacking7 December 1981 · Portland · Part 96 · 2 pages

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TeletypeSAC Portland to Director re man claiming to be D.B. Cooper at Portland Police Bureau7 December 1981 · Portland · Part 96 · 4 pages · 2 of 4 pages

News clippingFD-350 clipping 'FBI not fooled for a minute', Oregon Journal7 December 1981 · Portland · Part 96 · 1 page

p. 4417 December 198112/7/81FD-350 form fields identifying the newspaper clipping source as the Oregon Journal, page 2, dated 12/7/81. Title, Character, Classification, and Submitting Office fields are blank. Newspaper article…

MemoTo SAC Seattle re Puyallup caller identifying Cooper photo8 December 1981 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2158 December 19811981-12-08FBI internal memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the NORJAK case, dated December 8, 1981. A caller from Puyallup, WA contacted the Tacoma Resident Ag…

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AirtelSAC El Paso to SAC Seattle re source reporting resemblance to Cooper composite8 December 1981 · El Paso · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2373 December 19811981-12-03 · 1981-12-08FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is Airtel. Date is December 8, 1981. No classification or precedence boxes are checked. Airtel from SAC El Paso to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK…

AirtelSAC El Paso to SAC Seattle re source reporting resemblance to Cooper composite (file copy)8 December 1981 · El Paso · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2383 December 19811981-12-03Document type designation as Airtel (internal FBI communication). Date of the airtel memorandum. Routing header of FBI airtel from El Paso SAC to Seattle SAC regarding NORJAK case. A protected sou…

LetterFrom Everett, WA law office to Washington Secretary of State requesting corporate records8 December 1981 · Part 47 · 1 page

p. 108 December 19811981-12-08Letterhead for a law office located in Everett, Washington. The firm name, attorney names, and contact details are redacted. Letter from a law office in Everett, WA dated December 8, 1981, addressed…

FormFD-340 receipt for photograph obtained at Hale Koa Hotel, Honolulu (HN 164A-85)8 December 1981 · Honolulu · Part 87 · 1 page

p. 3428 December 19811981-12-08A photograph of a person, appears to be a portrait/headshot style image. The image is dark and grainy. FBI FD-340 form (Receipt for Property Received) documenting a photograph obtained on 12/8/81 fr…

MemoTo SAC Portland re erroneous AP/Washington Post story on D.B. Cooper walk-in8 December 1981 · Portland · Part 96 · 2 pages

MemoSAC Philadelphia to Director re note purportedly from D.B. Cooper, no evidentiary value9 December 1981 · Philadelphia · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2309 December 19811981-12-09Header block of an FBI memo dated 12/9/81 from SAC Philadelphia to Director FBI, regarding NORJACK case with office of origin Seattle. Philadelphia Division reports that a note from the alleged D. B…

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AirtelSAC Honolulu to SAC Seattle enclosing FD-302, photograph and leads on Cooper suspect9 December 1981 · Honolulu · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 244 · page 1 of 28 December 198112/8/81 · 12/9/81 · 1981-12-09 · 1981-12-17FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is Airtel, dated 12/9/81. No classification or precedence boxes checked. Airtel from Honolulu FBI field office to Seattle SAC regarding case MO…

TeletypeDirector FBI to Seattle relaying Chicago information from Traverse City walk-in9 December 1981 · Bureau · Part 113 · 3 pages · 2 of 3 pages

TeletypeDirector FBI to Seattle re NORJAK (duplicate copy, page one)9 December 1981 · Bureau · Part 113 · 1 page

p. 3711 December 19811981-12-01 · 1981-12-09FBI teletype from Director FBI to FBI Seattle (routine priority), dated December 9, 1981, relaying information from Chicago Field Office. References a WFO teletype to Director dated December 1, 1981.…

TeletypeChicago to Director, Atlanta and Portland re NORJAK suspect identified by informant9 December 1981 · Chicago · Part 117 · 3 pages · 2 of 3 pages

AirtelSAC Portland to Director re 12/3/81 walk-in claiming to be D.B. Cooper10 December 1981 · Portland · Part 96 · 2 pages

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Seattle Times caller claiming to be NORJAK subject11 December 1981 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 23210 December 19811981-12-10 · 1981-12-11FBI internal memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the NORJAK case, dated 12/11/81. A Seattle Times contact advised the FBI on 12/11/81 that an individ…

AirtelSAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re Hayfork, California informant's Cooper suspect11 December 1981 · Sacramento · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2398 December 198112/11/81 · 12/8/81FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is Airtel, dated 12/11/81. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Coop…

AirtelSAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re Hayfork informant's Cooper suspect (file copy)11 December 1981 · Sacramento · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2408 December 198112/11/81 · 12/8/81Document type identifier marking this as an Airtel communication. FBI Airtel header from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case), dated 12/11/81. A confidential informant…

AirtelSAC Oklahoma City to SAC Seattle re Norman, Oklahoma complainant (file copy)11 December 1981 · Oklahoma City · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2537 December 198112/11/81 · 12/7/81FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is Airtel, dated 12/11/81. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Oklahoma City to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK (D.…

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FormMichigan 37th Judicial Circuit, Calhoun County sentencing order11 December 1981 · Part 50 · 1 page

p. 22311 December 1981December 11, 1981Handwritten case reference numbers and demographic notation at top of page. Michigan state court sentencing document from the 37th Judicial Circuit, Calhoun County. A defendant (name redacted) pled…

ReportJudge's Statement, 37th Judicial Circuit, Calhoun County, Michigan (enclosure)11 December 1981 · Part 69 · 1 page

p. 5811 December 19811981-12-11Case or file reference number written at top of document. Court case header for a criminal case in the 37th Judicial Circuit, Calhoun County, Michigan. Defendant name is redacted. Title header for…

FormFD-340 receipt for California DMV driver license record (SC 164-50)11 December 1981 · Sacramento · Part 87 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 340 · page 1 of 211 December 198112-11-81FBI evidence receipt form (FD-340) documenting material received from the DMV on December 11, 1981, filed under field file number SC 164-50. The item is not to be returned and no receipt was given.…

AirtelSAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect (armed and dangerous)11 December 1981 · Sacramento · Part 96 · 1 page

p. 4408 December 19811981-12-08 · 1981-12-11Document type indicator marked as Airtel. Airtel header from Sacramento SAC to Seattle SAC regarding NORJAK case, dated 12/11/81. An anonymous female source in Hayfork, Ca. reported that Richard Ll…

MemoSAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re Covina caller identifying Cooper composite14 December 1981 · Los Angeles · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 254 · page 1 of 214 December 19811981-12-14FBI inter-office memorandum header from Los Angeles field office to Seattle field office regarding NORJACK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case), dated December 14, 1981. A female caller from Covina, Califor…

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MemoSAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle re Covina caller identifying Cooper composite (file copy)14 December 1981 · Los Angeles · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 25614 December 19811981-12-14FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Los Angeles to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case). A woman from Covina, California called the FBI on 11/17/81 inquiring about a re…

AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC San Diego re NORJAK, enclosing letter from correspondent15 December 1981 · Seattle · Part 9 · 1 page

p. 22115 December 198112/15/81Standard FBI FD-36 Airtel form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL (checked). No precedence or classification boxes are checked. Date is December 15, 1981. Airtel from SAC Seattle to SAC San Diego…

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MemoSAC Charlotte to SAC Seattle re Raleigh source's Florida acquaintance resembling composite15 December 1981 · Charlotte · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2468 December 198112/15/81 · 12/8/81Standard FBI inter-office memorandum header from SAC Charlotte to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, dated December 15, 1981. A source in Raleigh, NC (identity protected by request) re…

AirtelCharlotte to Seattle re Raleigh source's Florida acquaintance resembling NORJAK composite15 December 1981 · Charlotte · Part 97 · 1 page

p. 2453 December 198112/15/81 · 12/3/81 · 1981-12-03 · 1981-12-15Header block of an FBI inter-office memo regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case, routed from Charlotte to Seattle. A source in Raleigh, NC (identity protected by request) reported on 12/3/81 that h…

MemoTo SAC Phoenix re caller reporting U.S. Federal Bank Bag found at Christmas tree lot18 December 1981 · Phoenix · Part 8 · 1 page

p. 14318 December 198112/18/81 · 12/21/81 · 1981-12-18 · DEC 18 1981Standard USG memorandum header. Dated December 18, 1981. Addressed to SAC Phoenix, file 164-571. Subject is NORJACK / CAA Hijacking, origin office Seattle. An anonymous caller from a Christmas tree…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Everett attorney's client identifying D.B. Cooper18 December 1981 · Seattle · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 247 · page 1 of 27 December 19811981-12-07 · 1981-12-10 · 1981-12-14 · 1981-12-18Standard FBI memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding NORJACK case, dated 12/18/81. An attorney in Everett, WA contacted the FBI on 12/10/81 stating his c…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re Everett attorney's client identifying D.B. Cooper (file copy)18 December 1981 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2517 December 19811981-12-07 · 1981-12-10 · 1981-12-14 · 1981-12-18Standard FBI memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the NORJACK case. An attorney in Everett, WA contacted the FBI on 12/10/81 stating he has a client w…

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AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Coquille, Oregon tipster naming a Cooper lookalike21 December 1981 · Portland · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 286 · page 1 of 221 December 19811981-12-21FBI FD-36 airtel form header from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK case, dated 12/21/81, referencing a Bureau teletype of 11/10/81. A tipster from Coquille, Oregon contacted the Portland…

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re Coquille, Oregon tipster (copy)21 December 1981 · Portland · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 28821 December 19811981-12-21Document type marker indicating this is an Airtel (internal FBI communication). FBI Airtel header from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper case), referencing a Bureau teletype…

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MemoSAC Anchorage to SAC Seattle re Seward witness and Parkdale encounter (file copy)23 December 1981 · Anchorage · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 25815 December 198112/15/81 · 12/23/81FBI inter-office memo header from SAC Anchorage to SAC Seattle, dated 12/23/81, regarding the NORJACK/CAA-HIJACKING case. An informant from Seward, Alaska reported that in September or October 1977,…

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AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle enclosing Detroit teletype and airtel re NORJAK suspect23 December 1981 · Portland · Part 46 · 2 pages

AirtelSAC Portland to SAC Seattle re NORJAK, enclosing Detroit teletype and airtel23 December 1981 · Portland · Part 96 · 1 page

p. 44523 December 19811981-12-23Document type header indicating this is an AIRTEL communication. FBI AIRTEL memo dated 12/23/81 from SAC Portland to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJAK case. References a Detroit teletype and airtel.…

LetterFrom Schenectady, New York attorney to FBI San Francisco forwarding client's Cooper information30 December 1981 · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 27030 December 19811981-12-30Letterhead of an attorney at law based in Schenectady, NY. Name and phone number redacted. Letter from a Schenectady attorney to an FBI office in San Francisco, dated December 30, 1981. The letter h…

AirtelSAC Omaha to SAC Seattle enclosing 12/2/81 letter and clipping31 December 1981 · Omaha · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2622 December 19811981-12-02 · 1981-12-31FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL, dated 12/31/81. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Omaha to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJACK/CAA-HIJACK…

AirtelSAC Omaha to SAC Seattle enclosing letter and clipping (file copy)31 December 1981 · Omaha · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2632 December 198112/2/81 · 12/31/81Document type indicator marked as AIRTEL Airtel memo from SAC Omaha to SAC Seattle regarding the NORJACK (D.B. Cooper) hijacking case. References a Director teletype from 11/19/81 and encloses a cop…

LetterCitizen letter to FBI naming retired Coast Guard member as D.B. CooperDecember 1981 · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2491981-12Date header of the letter. A citizen letter to the FBI alleging that a retired United States Coast Guard member is D.B. Cooper. The writer claims to have worked for the suspect's company in Everett,…

AirtelSAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re source information on suspect Melvin Cooper5 January 1982 · Sacramento · Part 46 · 3 pages · 2 of 3 pages

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AirtelSAC Chicago to SAC Seattle re Stateville inmate data, NORJAK10 January 1982 · Chicago · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 293 · page 2 of 231 December 19811981-12-31Chicago field office case number for the NORJAK / D.B. Cooper investigation. Seattle FBI requested physical and background data on a subject through the Illinois State Prison System. On 12/31/81, St…

MemoSA to SAC Seattle re 12/14/81 meeting at Everett attorney's office, Everett lead11 January 1982 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 27614 December 19811981-12-14 · 1981-12-18FBI internal memorandum header addressed to SAC Seattle, from a redacted Special Agent, regarding the NORJACK case, referencing a prior Seattle memo dated December 18, 1981. Body of memo describes a…

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AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Honolulu returning suspect photograph, NORJAK19 January 1982 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2809 December 19811981-12-09FBI transmittal form header (FD-36) dated 1/19/82, sent via Airtel. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Seattle to SAC Honolulu regarding the NORJAK case. Seattle is retur…

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MemoSA Seattle to SAC Seattle re deceased suspect Dr. James A. Roman23 January 1982 · Seattle · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 29416 December 198112/16/81 · 12/30/81FBI memorandum header identifying the document as addressed to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK(A) case, dated 1/23/82. The sending agent's name is redacted under b6/b7C. Follow-up on suspect Dr. James…

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AirtelSAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re NORJACK suspect Melvin Cooper27 January 1982 · Sacramento · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 297 · page 1 of 2≈ late December 1981FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission method is AIRTEL, dated 1/27/82. Classification and precedence boxes are unchecked. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK case,…

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Part 62 pp. 246–247 · matching p. 246

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AirtelSAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle re NORJACK suspect Melvin Cooper (copy)27 January 1982 · Sacramento · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 2991981-12FBI transmittal form FD-36 header. Transmission method is AIRTEL, dated 1/27/82. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel from SAC Sacramento to SAC Seattle regarding NORJACK case, susp…

MemoTo SAC Phoenix re unsuccessful attempts to recontact informant, serial 164-571-1017 February 1982 · Phoenix · Part 8 · 1 page

p. 1441 December 198112/1/81 · 12/10/81 · 12/21/81Standard FBI memorandum header. Addressed to SAC Phoenix under case number 164-571-8, dated February 17, 1982. Sent from a redacted Special Agent. Subject is NORJACK (the D.B. Cooper hijacking case),…

AirtelSAC San Diego to SAC Seattle re NORJAK suspect William Ivan Clemens, enclosing DL photo22 February 1982 · San Diego · Part 9 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 222 · page 1 of 215 December 198112/15/81FBI AIRTEL header identifying this as a communication dated 2/22/82 from SAC San Diego to SAC Seattle, concerning NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case), classified as CAA-HIJACK with Office of Origin S…

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Part 46 pp. 308–309 · matching p. 308

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AirtelSAC San Diego to SAC Seattle re William Ivan Clemens records checks (copy)22 February 1982 · San Diego · Part 46 · 1 page

p. 31015 December 19811981-12-15Document type header indicating this is an AIRTEL communication. FBI AIRTEL memo from SAC San Diego to SAC Seattle regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper hijacking case). Reports results of records checks on…

MemoSAC Atlanta to Director re driver's license photograph of NORJAK subject3 March 1982 · Atlanta · Part 113 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 372 · page 1 of 29 December 19811981-12-09FBI Atlanta field office memo to Director regarding NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) case. Atlanta obtained a driver's license photograph of a subject named Donald (surname redacted) and is forwarding it to Port…

MemoSAC Atlanta to Director re NORJAK photograph enclosure (duplicate copy)3 March 1982 · Atlanta · Part 113 · 1 page

p. 3749 December 19811981-12-09Header block of an FBI teletype from SAC Atlanta to the Director, FBI, dated 3/3/82, regarding the NORJAK case with office of origin Portland/Seattle. References a prior Chicago teletype dated 12/9/…

MemoSAC Atlanta to Director re NORJAK photograph of subject and employment record leads3 March 1982 · Atlanta · Part 117 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 42 · page 1 of 29 December 19811981-12-09FBI memo dated 3/3/82 from SAC Atlanta to Director FBI regarding the NORJAK (D.B. Cooper) investigation. Encloses a photograph of a redacted subject obtained from Atlanta Drivers License Bureau. Repo…

AirtelSAC Boston to Director re Cambridge rooming house lead, NORJAK (RUC)4 March 1982 · Boston · Part 46 · 2 pages · 1 of 2 pages

p. 324 · page 1 of 216 December 19811981-12-16Standard FBI FD-36 transmittal form header. Transmission via Airtel, dated 3/4/82. No precedence or classification boxes checked. Airtel addressed from SAC Boston to Director FBI regarding NORJAK (D…

MemoSAC Denver to SAC Seattle re fraudulent $900 AMEXCO money orders24 March 1982 · Denver · Part 46 · 2 pages

AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Portland closing lead in view of Detroit airtel26 March 1982 · Seattle · Part 46 · 2 pages

AirtelSAC Seattle to SAC Portland re NORJAK leads26 March 1982 · Seattle · Part 97 · 1 page

p. 1223 December 19811981-12-23FBI transmittal form FD-36 header. Transmission method selected is AIRTEL, classification and precedence not checked. Dated 3/26/82. Airtel from Seattle (164A-81) to Portland (164A-41) regarding the…

ReportInsert re flying agency contacts at Spokane, Washington and vicinity (SE 164-81)Seattle · Part 70 · 1 page

p. 10230 December 19811981-12-30Case file number and agent initials header. An FBI Special Agent conducted investigation in Spokane, WA area, contacting flying agencies and schools about light plane rentals on November 24, 1971. N…

FormFD-340a bulky exhibit index, file 164-73-1A, items 108-110Minneapolis · Part 79 · 1 page

p. 1994 December 19811981-12-04FBI form FD-340a header with file number 164-73-1A. Title field is blank. Filing log table with three entries: Item 108 is an airplane decal received by Seattle office on 8/4/79; Item 109 references…

FormFD-340a evidence log, items 755-768 (164A-81)Seattle · Part 87 · 1 page

p. 33916 December 198112/16/81FBI form FD-340a header with file number 164A-81, the D.B. Cooper case file number. Evidence log table listing items 755–768 filed between December 1981 and March 1983. Entries include D/L (driver's…

December 1981

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Documents referencing December 1981 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 December 1981