# He landed near Ariel and Lake Merwin, where the FBI's flight-path map and the 8:13 pm pressure bump put the…

> Most likely: He landed near Ariel and Lake Merwin, where the FBI's flight-path map and the 8:13 pm pressure bump put the aircraft.

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# He landed near Ariel and Lake Merwin, where the FBI's flight-path map and the 8:13 pm pressure bump put the…

He landed near Ariel and Lake Merwin, where the FBI's flight-path map and the 8:13 pm pressure bump put the aircraft.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionPublished0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests partly supported it: two pieces of evidence for, two against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- The FBI flight-path map correctly reflects the radar track along Victor 23.
- The placard find east of Castle Rock lies under the track north of the jump point.
- Any remains or equipment lie in the Lewis River drainage.

## What would rule it out

- Radar or weather records showing the aircraft east of Victor 23 at 8:13 pm, or recovery of equipment far from the zone with a documented 1971 deposition.

## Evidence 2 for · 2 against

[The FBI transcripts name towns along Victor 23 and give DME fixes consistent with a track over Ariel; the…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXG4C4E2Y/the-fbi-transcripts-name-towns-along-victor-23-and-give-dme)

Supported

FOR

[The airstair placard was found about 20 miles north of the Ariel zone, consistent with the stair being down…](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXGC647HV/the-airstair-placard-was-found-about-20-miles-north-of-the)

Suggestive

FOR

[Ground, air and underwater searches of the zone in 1971 and 1972 found nothing.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXGM05P5K/ground-air-and-underwater-searches-of-the-zone-in-1971-and)

Supported

AGAINST

[The original radar data are not preserved; the map's fidelity to them is assumed.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/evidence/EVD0D6SXGVT6533/the-original-radar-data-are-not-preserved-the-maps-fidelity)

Suggestive

AGAINST

## The questions it answers

[Where did he come down?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/db-cooper/questions/QST0D6SXA8W22H3/where-did-he-come-down)

Most likelyHe landed near Ariel and Lake Merwin, where the FBI's flight-path map and the 8:13 pm pressure bump put the…

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). He landed near Ariel and Lake Merwin, where the FBI's flight-path map and the 8:13 pm pressure bump put the… [Answer ANS0D6SXFWJ33G4]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0D6SXFWJ33G4
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