What did David Lynch mean by this?

I've seen up to episode 17 and read the final dossier Remember in the original series Briggs gets a transmission from deep space saying COOPER? Well that was actually Briggs saying that. Briggs and Jeffries have been trying to get the FBI to pay attention to Dale. Hence why Briggs body has been popping up everywhere with the Dougie ring in it. That will let Cole know to look for Dougie Jones married to Jane E