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FD-302 (REV. 11-27-70). < : — eee ® % & FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION Date of transcription 11/30/76 nas interviewed at his place b6 of employment, e Fresno Do e op, Fresno b7c California, by Special agents) tifie imse W alifornta He is described as a white male, ounds rown hair, brown eyes, res ei éalifornia, ¢elephone number advised that for the Thanksgiving holidays b6 in 1971, traveled b7c from the sea e area to a Methodis ure amp, which is known as the Lazy F Ranch, and is located on the Menashtach (phonetic) Creek, 15 miles southest of Ellensburg, Washington. He stated that stayed there several days during Thanksgiving in a large building known as Trad Po and the _ other person in the area was advised that on Wednesday afternoon, Thanks-— b6 giving eve, L971, he and two of his friends drove up the b7Cc ereek canyon road into the mountains as far as they could drive. They then walked until they were about eight miles from the church camp. They had gone into this area to hunt grouse, and during the trip they saw nothing to indicate any human presence whatsoever. He recalls they passed some mountain summer cabins, approximately one and one-half miles from the camp, which were boarded and closed. stated that about 1:00 p.m. it began to bé6 snow, and by 9:30 p.m. that evening there was eight inches b7c of fresh snow on the ground. At about 11:30 p.m., the grou was preparing for bed, and one of his friends} went out to shovel snow from the porch. He returned a moment later and announced there was a man outside the camp yelling for help. [___|stated that all of the men went out and encountered this individual at the perimeter of the camp, who was carrying a gallon wine bottle, which only appeared to have two inches of wine remaining. The IL Y= $1-7232. File #_ SC 164-50 b6 11/30/76 bie Interviewed on, a a £29, £76 at by Date dictated This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is Joaned to your agency; it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency. DB Cooper-15104