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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION 12/12/75 Date of transcription bé ' Quartermaster School, Fort Lee, bIC Virginia; home address - Fort Lee, Virginia; home telephone number — examined the remains of an orange and white parachute which had been recovered under a “Iog near Sardine Mountain, California. - advised, after carefully examining this b6 parachute, that it appeared to be a 28 foot emergency~type bIC parachute which had been manufactured by the Army and Air : Force prior to 1955 or 1956. advised that to the best of his knowledge, b6 this type parachute had been discontinued in_1955 or 1956 bic in favor of multi-colored type parachutes. [_ Jad- vised that this type parachute was used by the Army and Air Force as an emergency parachute in fixed wing aircraft of the U-6-A and U-1-A types. noted that the connector links and. D-rings ' bE were no longer present on the parachute. [|__| advised b7C if issued by the military, this type parachute could not be steered; however, this type of parachute has been made available through surplus sales to members of Sky Clubs and jump enthusiasts who usually alter the parachutes so that they can be steered. [Jadvised that he could not determine bé whether this: parachute, in particular, had been altered © b7C in view of the fact that it has deteriorated due to the effects of the elements on it. advised that this parachute could have ' b6 been used either as a front-pack or a back-pack. He _ b7C advised that he conid not determine which way it had been used in view of the fact that the connector links and D-rings were not present. interviewed on L2/L1/75 Fort Lee, Virginia sie Geechmond 164-74 by SA adam 12/12/75 b6 Date dictated - bic This decument contains noither recommondations nor conclusions of the FBI It fs the property of the FBi and ts loaned to your agency; - it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency, DBC ‘Soper-141 2