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9/11 ATCSCC TAPE TRANSCRIPTION

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Transcribed by Heather Farrar

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from the audio tapes

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provided to Alderson Reporting

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P R O C E E D I N G S

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

This is the

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continuation of the 9/11 tapes, severe weather

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position 4.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

(Inaudible) shut down.

(Inaudible) from Indianapolis

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Time now: 14:40:30 Zulu.

MALE SPEAKER 2:

(inaudible).

Okay.

Now, I've got a

response on the ATCO.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Go ahead, sir.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Stand by on that.

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It's

under discussion.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Okay.

We'd also like to

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know as far as to the (inaudible), is Philadelphia

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available as a landing site for that craft?

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

I'll have to check on

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Thank you.

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(Elapsed time:

53 seconds.)

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

FAA back to air traffic

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Go ahead there.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Can you confirm you're

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that one.

command.

requesting information regarding Philadelphia? MALE SPEAKER 1:

We're requesting to know

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if Philadelphia is a viable place to park an

airplane.

That is correct.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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(Elapsed time:

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

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Okay.

Thank you, sir.

3 seconds.) FAA TAG eastern region

command center.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

This is FAA TAG.

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

We are checking with

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Philly at this time to find out if they're available

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(inaudible).

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

This is the command

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center in Herndon.

We understand the airport is

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physically available and it can accommodate any.

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However, in light of the situation, do we want that

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considered as a landing site?

That's our question.

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(Elapsed time: 4 seconds.)

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BACKGROUND MALE 1:

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Command center in

Herndon. MALE SPEAKER 1:

There are some —

there

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are some aircraft that are looking to get to Philly,

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that's correct.

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 3:

3 seconds.) (Inaudible) center.

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you come up with a password or passcode for the

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(inaudible)?

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

(Inaudible).

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(Elapsed time:

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

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7 seconds.) FAA TAG eastern region

command center.

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(Elapsed time: 4 seconds.)

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MALE SPEAKER 3:

Eastern region command

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center.

This is (inaudible).

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said about putting that passcode on all the managers'

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beepers, but that's the best way to get it to us real

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quick.

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

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MALE SPEAKER 3:

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BACKGROUND MALE 1:

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND MALE 1:

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(Elapsed time:

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

I don't know what Rick

Stand by, one.

Thank you. Beepers.

11 seconds.) Hijack, yeah.

4 seconds.) FAA TAG (inaudible)

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eastern region command center. Over.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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Go ahead, eastern region

command.

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

Could you please

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confirm who needs to be landing as soon as

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(inaudible)?

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Over.

MALE SPEAKER 2: one.

We're working that

Stand by. FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Standing by.

Air traffic command, do

you have an aircraft on approach? MALE SPEAKER 1: center, Herndon.

Air traffic command

Stand by.

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

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Okay.

15 seconds.) Okay, air traffic

command, Herndon.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Go ahead, sir.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Okay.

We're on —

we

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don't have any information at this time as to number

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of aircraft seeking approaches to Philadelphia.

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However, the facility manager, acting facility

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manager is inquiring as to status of Philadelphia.

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BACKGROUND FEMALE 1:

I'll turn back

—

I'm trying to get (inaudible).

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

2 seconds.) It might be the local.

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Might be.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

So you still don't

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have a count on aircraft approaching?

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

That is correct.

We do

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not have any information at this time as to aircraft

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requesting to go to Philadelphia.

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here is requesting to know if Philadelphia is viable

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for a landing site.

The management

Over.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

I'm advised

there

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shouldn't be anybody airborne right now.

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there is an aircraft en route, we're saying it's

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clear.

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But if

MALE SPEAKER 1:

Okay.

Understood.

Thank

MALE SPEAKER 4:

I mean, so here's the

you.

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bottom line.

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move on the East Coast of my area are going to be

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military, Coast Guard, search and rescue, or land

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shore is the exception to it.

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going into Philadelphia, (inaudible) that's the only

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airplane.

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The only airplanes that are going to

If (inaudible) is

Other than that, we're finished. MALE SPEAKER 2:

Agreed.

There shouldn't

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be any other aircraft involved.

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(Elapsed time:

3 seconds.)

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

ATC command center.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

On the general question,

TAG back to ATC.

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facility is available, but there shouldn't be

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anything airborne other than those specified.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Roger.

Understood.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

We're clear.

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BACKGROUND MALE 1:

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Thank you.

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You got a direct field

operations (inaudible.)

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(Elapsed time:

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE 1:

I'm not seeing

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BACKGROUND FEMALE 1:

That did not work.

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UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: (Inaudible) in on

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13 seconds.)

anything.

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there.

It's too hot in here.

I told Donna come and

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get Mark to come up to do something with the air.

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said he was doing it.

I called Mark's number and

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there was no answer.

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down there, because there (inaudible).

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He

But someone's still got to be

(Elapsed time:

5 seconds.)

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MALE SPEAKER 1: (inaudible).

(Inaudible) whatever

FAA TAG Net air traffic command.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Go ahead.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Facility working November

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4 requesting to know if Richmond airport would be

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okay as far as a destination.

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MALE SPEAKER 2: worked right now.

Okay.

That's being

Please stand by.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

FAA TAG Net to ATC

MALE SPEAKER 1:

ATC Command, Herndon.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Regarding November 4.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

(Inaudible.)

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Roger.

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Thank you.

9 seconds.) Okay.

FAA TAG Net.

3 seconds.)

Command.

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Okay.

Go

ahead.

Air conditioner

—

Richmond is clear. Understand.

Thank you.

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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Did you all come back?

Did he find anything down there?

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

I can't get a hold of

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anybody down there and I need someone up here

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immediately.

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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(Inaudible) 1989 is on

the ground in Cleveland (inaudible).

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4 seconds.)

BACKGROUND FEMALE:

Thanks very much.

Bye.

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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that frequency (inaudible).

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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(Elapsed time:

4 seconds.) I have a female voice on

11 seconds.) Female voice. 15 seconds.)

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

TAG Net to Great Lakes

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

Great Lakes Security.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Any update on the Delta

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1989. 20 seconds.)

Security.

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

word back from the agents on the scene. MALE SPEAKER 2:

Do we know if law

enforcement's on the ground? MALE SPEAKER 4:

Yes to that.

They were

responding as soon as the plane hit the ground. BACKGROUND FEMALE:

It's confirmed that it

went down in Johnstown -MALE SPEAKER 2:

Please advise as to

status when you get it.

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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We're still waiting for

Roger. 12 seconds.) Pentagon. 19 seconds.) TAG Net back to Great

Lakes Security.

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

Great Lakes Security.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Did you advise on that

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flight service radio frequency or was that ATC? MALE SPEAKER 4:

Was ATC reporting on the

passenger calling in about being shot down? MALE SPEAKER 2:

No, that's true.

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anything further on that?

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

We want the source of

that information.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

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command.

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Indianapolis (inaudible).

Okay.

12 seconds.) Indiana's air traffic

The information relay came from

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

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(Elapsed time:

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

Okay.

the eastern region air traffic.

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(inaudible) 99 —

(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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This is

All air traffic

21 seconds.) FAA TAG to air traffic

command.

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Hey, listen.

99 —

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Thanks.

10 seconds.)

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Was that TRACON?

19 seconds.) (Inaudible) to air

traffic command. MALE SPEAKER 1:

Air traffic command

center, Herndon.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Do you have an update,

sir, on that female voice on 122.6?

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

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to check with the (inaudible) information.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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Standing by. 7 seconds.) Long Beach, Ontario, and

BACKGROUND MALE: (Elapsed time:

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We'll attempt

LAX?

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Stand by.

Yeah. 6 seconds.) Long Beach, Ontario, and

LAX evacuated. BACKGROUND MALE:

Can I get a couple

people to run in (inaudible).

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

7 seconds.) If this is true that, you

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know, these folks also on the ground, entry into the

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building is very accessible.

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they're running around (inaudible), I'll walk into

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that building (inaudible.)

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BACKGROUND MALE:

(Inaudible).

If

All the information

comes to you. MALE SPEAKER 2:

One person at the gate

that the (inaudible) to do it. BACKGROUND MALE:

(Inaudible)?

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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with the traffic situation.

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

They're trying to stop

the traffic from going up and down Pennsylvania Ave.

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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On this one, use my

radio.

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No, they're more busy

9 seconds.) Yeah, we need to be

concerned about that.

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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(Elapsed time:

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GROUND MALE:

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6 seconds.) Confirm this.

Is that a confirm? Is that capital? Capital.

3 seconds.) Hey, Cathy. 4 seconds.) They just hit the building

on the sixth floor.

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BACKGROUND MALE:

What (inaudible) are you

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BACKGROUND MALE:

Tactical.

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BACKGROUND MALE:

They're on the lookout

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monitoring?

for car bombs also, the DOJ. UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

The - when you say

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tactical, is that the regional?

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

No, national.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

Okay.

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

That was at the

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

All right.

5

(Elapsed time:

9

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

13 seconds.)

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(Elapsed time:

11

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

Good morning.

8 seconds.) Yeah, this is

Somerset.

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

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how do you spell her name?

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name?

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I'm going

to tell them that you're on the regional.

8

12

—

regional —

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This

MALE SPEAKER 2:

10 seconds.) Hey, Ms. (Inaudible),

How do you spell her

FAA Tactical Net to air

traffic command.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Air traffic command,

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Stand by.

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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Herndon.

got that but I'm not —

Yeah, but I'm not —

I

I just got to get —

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

6 seconds.) Air traffic command, TAG.

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MALE SPEAKER I: Herndon.

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Air traffic command,

Go ahead. MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

I'm looking for

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status on United 93, last reported over Johnstown,

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PA.

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(TC- MALE SPEAKER 1:

We believe that aircraft

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is the crash that's being reported near the

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Pennsylvania area, up near Somerset, Pennsylvania.

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That's the one we believe that is there.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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So no one is

tracking that right now? C C,

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Okay.

MALE

SPEAKER 1: That is correct.

MALE SPEAKER 2:

I covered you on the

location of the crash. r^C

MALE

SPEAKER 1:

We believe that was the

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aircraft that was in the vicinity of Johnstown,

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Pennsylvania earlier and we're hearing possibly an

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area near Somerset, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh,

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aircraft possibly down.

We believe that might be it.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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national map.

Okay.

I've got that.

Now we're on the

The primary we're now on.

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

8 seconds.) I'm now currently on

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this national.

D

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

Air tactical —

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

Okay.

All parties on

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the tactical net, please check your microphones.

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have open mikes.

5 6

We

Check your mikes -- open.

MALE SPEAKER 1:

FAA TAG Net, air traffic

command center, Herndon.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Go ahead, sir.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

Indianapolis center

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reporting low transmission on 122.6.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

That is correct.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Right.

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

TAG Net.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Go ahead Great Lakes.

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

Delta flight 1989 on the

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that one?

ground in Cleveland.

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aircraft.

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this time.

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Great Lakes

Security.

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Nothing further on

The agents have approached the

There's been no breach of the aircraft of Nothing further to report. MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

I've got it.

Standing by.

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

TRACON is unable to

dial in on the breach. (Elapsed time:

19 seconds.)

D

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BACKGROUND MALE:

2

representative?

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two people that (inaudible) number 11?

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(Inaudible) flight crew and (inaudible) and whatever

5

else was (inaudible).

6

Oh.

(Inaudible)

Is there a confirmation on the

FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

7

(inaudible) tactical net.

8

(Elapsed time:

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

10

Central region

3 seconds.) This is the

(inaudible).

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(Elapsed time:

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UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

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Okay.

15 seconds.) Right now, United 93,

the one that was talked about this morning.

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(Elapsed time:

6 seconds.)

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

FAA TAG Net to FSMJFK.

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MALE SPEAKER 5:

JFK.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

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over on your secondary conversations.

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squelch that?

You're bleeding Can you

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There's not a mute on

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay, then you're

this phone.

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MALE SPEAKER 5:

carrying over the whole net.

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MALE SPEAKER 5:

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(Elapsed time:

Okay.

Thank you.

24 seconds.)

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1 2

FEMALE SPEAKER 2:

MALE SPEAKER 2:

FEMALE SPEAKER 2:

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(Inaudible) bridge that

you announced?

7 8

Go ahead, New York

TRACON.

5 6

This is New

York TRACON.

3 4

TAG Net.

MALE SPEAKER 2: the bridge.

Okay.

I did not announce

Who are you trying to contact? FEMALE SPEAKER 2:

964 bridge and we're

unable to dial it. MALE SPEAKER 2:

I think that's an air

traffic net.

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

This one here

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BACKGROUND MALE:

That's still

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unconfirmed.

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Still unconfirmed.

35 seconds.) —

He just gave me another (inaudible).

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(Elapsed time:

I minute, 38 seconds.)

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

FAA TAG Net to Great

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Lakes Security.

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

This is Great Lakes.

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Looking for an update on

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10 seconds.) Go

ahead.

Delta 1989.

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1 2

MALE SPEAKER 4: new to add at this point.

3

MALE SPEAKER 2:

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(Elapsed time:

5

We don't have anything

( 15:01:03 )

Okay.

Thank you.

1 minute, 15 seconds.)

FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

Hey Carol?

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(Elapsed time:

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

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(Elapsed time: 6 seconds.)

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BACKGROUND MALE:

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3 seconds.)

Thank you, Gary.

BACKGROUND FEMALE:

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update, guys?

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landed safely.

Hey Carol?

What's our latest

The latest update?

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(Elapsed time:

14

BACKGROUND FEMALE:

Flight 189 has

4 seconds.) Rochester.

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

Did you get that

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

Is that Rochester, New

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York?

I thought they were going to Detroit.

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(Elapsed time:

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

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4 seconds.) It was flight 189.

7 seconds.) FAA TAG Net.

Air traffic

command center, Herndon.

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—

MALE SPEAKER 2:

This is the TAG Net.

MALE SPEAKER 1:

Sir, we're getting a

Go

ahead.

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1

request from November 4 again to change their

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destination to DCA, and they're also requesting an

3

escort, fighter escort.

4

(Elapsed time:

5

MALE SPEAKER 2:

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(Elapsed time:

7

MALE SPEAKER 6:

8

(Elapsed time:

9

MALE SPEAKER 6:

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3 seconds.) Okay.

Stand by.

14 seconds.) Hello? 3 seconds.) Hi.

This is New York

TRACON.

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(Elapsed time:

11 seconds.)

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anybody hear me?

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Net?

BACKGROUND FEMALE:

MALE SPEAKER 6:

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(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 6: Center.

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I've been trying for

like the last hour and I couldn't get out.

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FAA TAG

Do we have Secret Service on this net?

15 16

(Inaudible), are you here?

DI (inaudible). 5 seconds.) Copy.

This is New York

Can anybody hear me? MALE SPEAKER 2:

TAG Net.

Go ahead.

I

can hear you, New York Center.

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MALE SPEAKER 6:

Okay.

This is New York

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TRACON.

The problem we're having is we can't

25

communicate with our regional office.

All the phone

20

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lines are dead from here to there.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Check.

3

MALE SPEAKER 6:

And we have about one,

4

two, three, four, five, Medivac helicopters off of

5

(inaudible) that wants to go to Manhattan and help

6

out, but we had no way of getting them there, and we

7

need to figure out some sort of security clearance

8

kind of a mechanism so that the Air Force and

9

everybody knows that these guys are okay and they're

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trying to get to Manhattan to help.

11 12

FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

traffic is working on that issue.

13 14

Eastern region air

MALE SPEAKER 6:

Okay.

Thank you. Thanks very much.

Who is this?

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FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

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MALE SPEAKER 6:

(Inaudible) security. Okay.

This is

17

(inaudible) TRACON.

We can't get a line into the

18

regional office.

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facility?

20

get calls into the regional office, so I need to know

21

about this so we can clear the airplanes or not clear

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them, okay?

Could somebody just call the

We can receive calls, but we just can't

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(Elapsed time:

24

FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

25

9963 one more time.

4 seconds.) And copy that.

Try

We have individuals that have

21

1

dropped off and you may get to them.

Over.

2

MALE SPEAKER 6:

Okay.

I'll try it again.

3

MALE SPEAKER 7:

F. Clark?

4

MALE SPEAKER 6:

Yes?

5

MALE SPEAKER 7:

Rick Shavinski here at

6

Morristown.

I had an air -- a couple of guys,

7

helicopter pilots wanting to come out and offer their

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assistance if they can.

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them on the ground here for now?

10

You want me to just keep

MALE SPEAKER 6:

11

the ground.

12

let anybody depart anywhere.

Yeah.

We need security clearances before we

13

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

14

MALE SPEAKER 7:

15

FAA TAG Net —

If we could use if

needed.

16 17

Hold everybody on

MALE SPEAKER 6: Okay.

I'll —

call me,

683-2900.

18

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

Break FAA TAG Net.

I

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request to have all non-essential personnel drop off

20

this net please.

21

drop from this net and break contact.

22

out.

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^

All non-essential working personnel

BACKGROUND FEMALE:

FAA TAG Net

On this net, off of

it, Tactical Net. MALE SPEAKER 4:

FAA TAG Net, FAA Great

D

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Lakes Security.

2

Delta 1989.

We'll offer 5 minute updates on

Nothing new to report at this time.

3

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

4

FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

Okay.

Thank you.

Once again, all eastern

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region air traffic should be dialing into 9964.

6

(Elapsed time:

7

MALE SPEAKER 2:

TAG Net to FBI SIOC.

8

MALE SPEAKER 8:

FBI SIOC's on the line.

9

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Are you copying the

10

13 seconds.)

requests for November 4?

11

MALE SPEAKER 8:

No, I did not.

12

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

13

for November 4 to land at DCA, AG is aboard.

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(Elapsed time:

15

MALE SPEAKER 8:

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BACKGROUND MALE:

17

6 seconds.) Stand by, please. What's the status of

flight 93?.

18 19

We have a request

/ " ! BACKGROUND FEMALE:

Flight 93 on

(inaudible) .

20

(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 4:

8 seconds.) FAA TAG Net.

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flight 93, United 93.

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PA, for air traffic command, Herndon.

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BACKGROUND MALE:

25

"T/l /" \f-\(~ _. ^ ^

Update

The crash vicinity, Somerset,

Okay.

What about the

Pentagon?

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BACKGROUND MALE:

That's the Attorney

General's office.

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BACKGROUND FEMALE:

Attorney General's on

November 4?

5

BACKGROUND MALE:

Right.

6

BACKGROUND MALE:

Just tell me what you

7

have.

8 9 10

MALE SPEAKER 4:

Update, Delta Airlines

1989, on the ground, Cleveland.

Police on the scene.

No breach at this time.

11

(Elapsed time:

12

BACKGROUND MALE:

23 seconds.) Okay.

Copy.

Okay,

13

again, for you to get the word out (inaudible) out of

14

the country to (inaudible).

15

BACKGROUND MALE:

16

this open.

17

line.

18 19 20 21

I don't think we can do it through this

BACKGROUND FEMALE:

BACKGROUND MALE:

We need to get a flight

out of here. (Elapsed time:

23

BACKGROUND MALE:

25

Oh, we have to find

someplace else?

22

24

They're trying to keep

11 seconds.) Okay.

Does anyone out

there have any questions for me? (Elapsed time:

4 seconds.)

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MALE SPEAKER 1: Herndon to the FBI.

3 4

Air traffic command

BACKGROUND MALE:

77, the aircraft

(inaudible).

5

BACKGROUND MALE:

Yes.

6

BACKGROUND MALE:

That's reported to have

7

crashed in Ashland, Kentucky, possibly at the border

8

of (inaudible).

9

(Elapsed time:

10

3 seconds.)

BACKGROUND MALE:

That's United Airlines

12

BACKGROUND MALE:

77.

13

BACKGROUND FEMALE:

14

BACKGROUND MALE:

American 77.

15

BACKGROUND MALE:

Okay, so for —

16

MALE SPEAKER 4:

11

17

70-what?

Hey, TAG Net.

Dulles.

FAA Great

Lakes Security.

18

(Elapsed time:

19

BACKGROUND FEMALE:

20

(Elapsed time:

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

22

American, American.

7 seconds.) I can't pull out.

15 seconds.) FAA TAG Net.

FAA air

traffic command, Herndon.

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MALE SPEAKER 2:

Go ahead, Herndon.

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

We had an inquiry from an

25

individual reporting to be an FBI agent, a special

D

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agent (inaudible) inquiring about American 77.

2

Obviously we do not want to provide any information

3

until the, you know, identity of the individual can

4

be confirmed or —

5

We have a number where this agent will probably call

6

would you like to advise the FBI?

from.

7

MALE SPEAKER 2:

FBI SIOC?

8

MALE SPEAKER 1:

FBI SIOC.

9

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Copy that last.

10

MALE SPEAKER 1:

No.

We're still trying

11

to get through to the DOJ TAG Net.

12

or FBI, Los Angeles.

13 14

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

MALE SPEAKER 2: FBI?

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

18

MALE SPEAKER 2:

I can be.

We have a request from an

agent or an individual identifying himself as Agent

20 | 21

Russian Pacific Asian,

Are you in contact with

17

19

FAA, LAX,

go ahead.

15 16

Okay.

|. Can you authenticate

and have that handled

locally?

22

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

24

...UNIDENTIFIED MALE.;•••-]

A g e n t | \3

fr

MALE SPEAKER.-2T'" Correc

From FBI LA?

25.... What is .the --his request is what?

9/11 Law Enforcement Privacy

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MALE SPEAKER 1:

This is the air traffic

2

command center in Herndon.

3

the —

4

center, gave us a telephone number he could be

5

reached at.

6

American Airlines 77 flight.

This individual called

one of the positions here at the command

He was asking for information concerning

7

(Elapsed time:

8

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

9

Pacific.

5 seconds.)

MALE SPEAKER 9:

11

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

FAA Western

Yes. You're going to handle

out there?

13 14

Okay.

You copy?

10

12

Have we contacted that?

MALE SPEAKER 9: Yeah.

Do you have that

return number he gave you so that we can use it?

15

MALE SPEAKER 1:

I do.

17

MALE SPEAKER 9:

Go.

18

MALE SPEAKER 1:

Area code I

19

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

20

MALE SPEAKER 1: Correction. |

16

21 I 22 23 24

Are you ready to

write?

FBI SJOC. | It's

I...extension 3404. MALE SPEAKER 9: let you know.

Copy.

We'll get back and

.

UNIDENTIFIED MALEs-

F8J SIOC. 9/11

We have

Law Enforcement Sensitive

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confirmed November 4 is the AG' s flight and it's okay

27

1

to land.

2

MALE SPEAKER 1:

3

November 4 is okay for DCA?

4

command, Herndon asking.

Okay.

You confirm that

This is air traffic

5

UNIDENTIFIED MALE:

6

MALE SPEAKER 1:

Okay.

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Air traffic command,

7

10

Herndon.

Stand by on that last request.

I've got to

get back to you on that one.

11

(Elapsed time:

12

MALE SPEAKER 1:

13

Thank you very

much.

8 9

That's correct.

3 seconds.) Someone just got on this

net and said that was approved.

14

MALE SPEAKER 2:

That was FBI SIOC.

15

MALE SPEAKER 1:

Okay.

16

will wait for you TAG Net.

Thank you.

We

17

(Elapsed time:

18

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Stand by on that one.

19

MALE SPEAKER 1:

FAA air traffic command,

20

3 seconds.)

Herndon.

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(Elapsed time:

22

MALE SPEAKER 4:

7 seconds.) FAA TAG Net, FAA Great

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Lakes. MALE SPEAKER 2:

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Okay.

FAA TAG Net, back

to ATC.

D

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MALE SPEAKER 1: Herndon.

Go ahead.

3 4

MALE SPEAKER 2:

That's affirmative on

MALE SPEAKER 1:

Roger.

November 4.

5 6

Understood at DCA.

7

Thank you.

8 9 10

ATC command center,

We'll advise the facilities.

(Elapsed time: ( 15:11:13 )

Roger.

18 seconds.)

MALE SPEAKER 4:

FAA TAG Net, FAA Great

Lakes Security.

11

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Go ahead.

12

MALE SPEAKER 4:

We have an airport

13

commissioner recording that initial contact with and

14

confirmation with the air traffic control tower in

15

Cleveland.

16

recorded a hijack condition, and that information

17

says there's still no breach of the aircraft by law

18

enforcement on the ground at Cleveland.

19

Reported that Delta 1989 initial contact

(Elapsed time:

4 seconds.)

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MALE SPEAKER 4: hijack.

We have a report of

1989 on the ground.

Nothing further.

22

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Roger.

23

MALE SPEAKER 1:

FAA TAG Net, FAA air

24

traffic command center, Herndon.

25

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Go ahead.

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1

C (MALE

SPEAKER 1:

Okay.

The facility has

2

advised the aircraft, November 4, he is requesting a

3

military escort.

4

services cell, the military cell here.

5

MALE SPEAKER 2:

I copy.

6

MALE SPEAKER 1:

Okay.

We are advising the air traffic Over.

Do you have anyone

7

else so that you may be able to follow up on that?

8

We are going to advise DCA that this is an approved

9

flight.

10 11

MALE SPEAKER 2:

Okay.

I don't have a

follow-up on the fighter request.

12

MALE SPEAKER 1:

Roger that.

13

(Elapsed time:

12 seconds.)

14

FEMALE SPEAKER 1:

15

TAG eastern region

command center.

16

(Elapsed time:

17

BACKGROUND MALE:

48 seconds.) Bonnie, what do you

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need?

19

(Elapsed time:

20

BACKGROUND MALE:

21

(Elapsed time:

22

(End of tape.)

9 seconds.) It's not there. 11 seconds.)

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