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Unit 11

A mysterious world

Chapter 2

Into the night sky

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Into the night sky

On November 24, 1971, a very curious thing happened. A man using the name Dan Cooper bought a plane ticket for a short flight across the state of Washington. Nobody knew it at the time, but Dan Cooper was not his real name.

After the plane took off, Cooper told a flight attendant that he was carrying a bomb. He demanded $200,000 and parachutes. The pilot sent a message to the airport, and they called the police.

When the plane landed, Cooper allowed all of the passengers to get off safely. Once the money and parachutes were delivered, the plane took off again.

Only the pilot, and copilot, and one flight attendant were on the plane with Cooper. He told the pilot to fly to Mexico City.

He gave instructions to fly low to the ground and slowly. Cooper then put the whole crew in the cockpit at the front of the plane.

He tied the money to his body. He opened the door at the back of the plane. The night was cold, rainy, and pitch black. It must not have worried him, as he jumped into the darkness.

No one ever saw Cooper or the money again. The police have talked to hundreds of people about the case, but it is still unsolved.