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1 P R O C E E D I N G S
2 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is the
3 continuation of the 9/11 tapes, severe weather
4 position 4. Time now: 14:40:30 Zulu.
5 MALE SPEAKER 1: (Inaudible) shut down.
6 (Inaudible) from Indianapolis (inaudible).
7 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. Now, I've got a
8 response on the ATCO.
9 MALE SPEAKER 1: Go ahead, sir.
10 MALE SPEAKER 2: Stand by on that. It's
11 under discussion.
12 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. We'd also like to
13 know as far as to the (inaudible), is Philadelphia
14 available as a landing site for that craft?
15 MALE SPEAKER 2: I'll have to check on
16 that one.
17 MALE SPEAKER 1: Thank you.
18 (Elapsed time: 53 seconds.)
19 MALE SPEAKER 2: FAA back to air traffic
20 command.
21 MALE SPEAKER 1: Go ahead there.
22 MALE SPEAKER 2: Can you confirm you're
23 requesting information regarding Philadelphia?
24 MALE SPEAKER 1: We're requesting to know
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25 if Philadelphia is a viable place to park an
1 airplane. That is correct.
2 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. Thank you, sir.
4 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG eastern region
5 command center.
6 MALE SPEAKER 1: This is FAA TAG.
7 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: We are checking with
8 Philly at this time to find out if they're available
9 (inaudible).
10 MALE SPEAKER 1: This is the command
11 center in Herndon. We understand the airport is
12 physically available and it can accommodate any.
13 However, in light of the situation, do we want that
14 considered as a landing site? That's our question.
16 BACKGROUND MALE 1: Command center in
17 Herndon.
18 MALE SPEAKER 1: There are some — there
19 are some aircraft that are looking to get to Philly,
20 that's correct.
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23 you come up with a password or passcode for the
24 (inaudible)?
25 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: (Inaudible).
2 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG eastern region
3 command center.
5 MALE SPEAKER 3: Eastern region command
6 center. This is (inaudible). I don't know what Rick
7 said about putting that passcode on all the managers'
8 beepers, but that's the best way to get it to us real
9 quick.
10 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Stand by, one.
11 MALE SPEAKER 3: Thank you.
12 BACKGROUND MALE 1: Beepers.
14 BACKGROUND MALE 1: Hijack, yeah.
16 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG (inaudible)
17 eastern region command center. Over.
18 MALE SPEAKER 2: Go ahead, eastern region
19 command.
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20 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Could you please
21 confirm who needs to be landing as soon as
22 (inaudible)? Over.
23 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. We're working that
24 one. Stand by.
25 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Standing by.
1 MALE SPEAKER 2: Air traffic command, do
2 you have an aircraft on approach?
3 MALE SPEAKER 1: Air traffic command
4 center, Herndon. Stand by.
6 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay, air traffic
7 command, Herndon.
9 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. We're on — we
10 don't have any information at this time as to number
11 of aircraft seeking approaches to Philadelphia.
12 However, the facility manager, acting facility
13 manager is inquiring as to status of Philadelphia.
14 BACKGROUND FEMALE 1: I'll turn back —
15 I'm trying to get (inaudible).
17 MALE SPEAKER 1: It might be the local.

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18 Might be.
19 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. So you still don't
20 have a count on aircraft approaching?
21 MALE SPEAKER 1: That is correct. We do
22 not have any information at this time as to aircraft
23 requesting to go to Philadelphia. The management
24 here is requesting to know if Philadelphia is viable
25 for a landing site. Over.
1 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. I'm advised there
2 shouldn't be anybody airborne right now. But if
3 there is an aircraft en route, we're saying it's
4 clear.
5 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. Understood. Thank
6 you.
7 MALE SPEAKER 4: I mean, so here's the
8 bottom line. The only airplanes that are going to
9 move on the East Coast of my area are going to be
10 military, Coast Guard, search and rescue, or land
11 shore is the exception to it. If (inaudible) is
12 going into Philadelphia, (inaudible) that's the only
13 airplane. Other than that, we're finished.
14 MALE SPEAKER 2: Agreed. There shouldn't

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15 be any other aircraft involved.
17 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. TAG back to ATC.
18 MALE SPEAKER 1: ATC command center.
19 MALE SPEAKER 2: On the general question,
20 facility is available, but there shouldn't be
21 anything airborne other than those specified.
22 MALE SPEAKER 1: Roger. Understood.
23 Thank you.
24 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. We're clear.
25 BACKGROUND MALE 1: You got a direct field
1 operations (inaudible.)
3 UNIDENTIFIED MALE 1: I'm not seeing
4 anything.
5 BACKGROUND FEMALE 1: That did not work.
6 UNIDENTIFIED FEMALE 1: (Inaudible) in on
7 there. It's too hot in here. I told Donna come and
8 get Mark to come up to do something with the air. He
9 said he was doing it. I called Mark's number and
10 there was no answer. But someone's still got to be
11 down there, because there (inaudible).
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13 MALE SPEAKER 1: (Inaudible) whatever
14 (inaudible). FAA TAG Net air traffic command.
15 MALE SPEAKER 2: Go ahead.
16 MALE SPEAKER 1: Facility working November
17 4 requesting to know if Richmond airport would be
18 okay as far as a destination.
19 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. That's being
20 worked right now. Please stand by.
21 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. Thank you.
23 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. FAA TAG Net.
25 MALE SPEAKER 2: FAA TAG Net to ATC
1 Command.
2 MALE SPEAKER 1: ATC Command, Herndon. Go
3 ahead.
4 MALE SPEAKER 2: Regarding November 4.
5 MALE SPEAKER 1: (Inaudible.)
6 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Air conditioner —
7 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. Richmond is clear.
8 MALE SPEAKER 1: Roger. Understand.
9 Thank you.
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10 BACKGROUND MALE: Did you all come back?
11 Did he find anything down there?
12 BACKGROUND FEMALE: I can't get a hold of
13 anybody down there and I need someone up here
14 immediately.
16 BACKGROUND MALE: (Inaudible) 1989 is on
17 the ground in Cleveland (inaudible).
18 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Thanks very much.
19 Bye.
21 BACKGROUND MALE: I have a female voice on
22 that frequency (inaudible).
24 BACKGROUND MALE: Female voice.
1 BACKGROUND MALE: 1989.
3 MALE SPEAKER 2: TAG Net to Great Lakes
4 Security.
5 MALE SPEAKER 4: Great Lakes Security.
6 MALE SPEAKER 2: Any update on the Delta
7 aircraft?
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8 MALE SPEAKER 4: We're still waiting for
9 word back from the agents on the scene.
10 MALE SPEAKER 2: Do we know if law
11 enforcement's on the ground?
12 MALE SPEAKER 4: Yes to that. They were
13 responding as soon as the plane hit the ground.
14 BACKGROUND FEMALE: It's confirmed that it
15 went down in Johnstown --
16 MALE SPEAKER 2: Please advise as to
17 status when you get it.
18 MALE SPEAKER 4: Roger.
20 BACKGROUND MALE: Pentagon.
22 MALE SPEAKER 2: TAG Net back to Great
23 Lakes Security.
24 MALE SPEAKER 4: Great Lakes Security.
25 MALE SPEAKER 2: Did you advise on that
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1 flight service radio frequency or was that ATC?
2 MALE SPEAKER 4: Was ATC reporting on the
3 passenger calling in about being shot down?
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5 anything further on that?
6 MALE SPEAKER 4: We want the source of
7 that information.
8 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. Was that TRACON?
10 MALE SPEAKER 4: Indiana's air traffic
11 command. The information relay came from
12 Indianapolis (inaudible).
13 MALE SPEAKER 4: Okay. Thanks.
15 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Hey, listen. This is
16 the eastern region air traffic. All air traffic
17 (inaudible) 99 — 99 —
19 MALE SPEAKER 2: FAA TAG to air traffic
20 command.
22 MALE SPEAKER 2: (Inaudible) to air
23 traffic command.
25 center, Herndon.
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1 MALE SPEAKER 2: Do you have an update,
2 sir, on that female voice on 122.6?
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3 ( 14:50:28 ) MALE SPEAKER 1: Stand by. We'll attempt
4 to check with the (inaudible) information.
5 MALE SPEAKER 2: Standing by.
7 MALE SPEAKER 2: Long Beach, Ontario, and
8 LAX?
9 BACKGROUND MALE: Yeah.
11 MALE SPEAKER 2: Long Beach, Ontario, and
12 LAX evacuated.
13 BACKGROUND MALE: Can I get a couple
14 people to run in (inaudible).
16 MALE SPEAKER 2: If this is true that, you
17 know, these folks also on the ground, entry into the
18 building is very accessible. (Inaudible). If
19 they're running around (inaudible), I'll walk into
20 that building (inaudible.)
21 BACKGROUND MALE: All the information
22 comes to you.
23 MALE SPEAKER 2: One person at the gate
24 that the (inaudible) to do it.
25 BACKGROUND MALE: (Inaudible)?
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1 MALE SPEAKER 2: No, they're more busy
2 with the traffic situation.
3 BACKGROUND MALE: On this one, use my
4 radio.
5 MALE SPEAKER 2: They're trying to stop
6 the traffic from going up and down Pennsylvania Ave.
8 MALE SPEAKER 2: Yeah, we need to be
9 concerned about that.
11 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Confirm this.
12 MALE SPEAKER 2: Is that a confirm?
13 BACKGROUND MALE: Is that capital?
14 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Capital.
16 BACKGROUND MALE: Hey, Cathy.
18 GROUND MALE: They just hit the building
19 on the sixth floor.
20 BACKGROUND MALE: What (inaudible) are you
21 monitoring?
22 BACKGROUND MALE: Tactical.
23 BACKGROUND MALE: They're on the lookout
24 for car bombs also, the DOJ.
25 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The - when you say

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1 tactical, is that the regional?
2 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: No, national.
3 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Okay. This —
4 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That was at the
5 regional —
6 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: All right. I'm going
1 to tell them that you're on the regional.
9 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Good morning.
11 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Yeah, this is
12 Somerset.
14 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Hey, Ms. (Inaudible),
15 how do you spell her name? How do you spell her
16 name?
17 MALE SPEAKER 2: FAA Tactical Net to air
18 traffic command.
19 MALE SPEAKER 1: Air traffic command,
20 Herndon.
21 MALE SPEAKER 2: Stand by.
22 BACKGROUND MALE: Yeah, but I'm not — I
23 got that but I'm not — I just got to get —
25 MALE SPEAKER 2: Air traffic command, TAG.

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1 MALE SPEAKER I: Air traffic command,
2 Herndon. Go ahead.
3 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. I'm looking for
4 status on United 93, last reported over Johnstown,
5 PA.
6 (TC- MALE SPEAKER 1: We believe that aircraft
7 is the crash that's being reported near the
8 Pennsylvania area, up near Somerset, Pennsylvania.
9 That's the one we believe that is there.
10 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. So no one is
11 tracking that right now?
12 C C, MALE SPEAKER 1: That is correct.
13 MALE SPEAKER 2: I covered you on the
14 location of the crash.
15 r^C MALE SPEAKER 1: We believe that was the
16 aircraft that was in the vicinity of Johnstown,
17 Pennsylvania earlier and we're hearing possibly an
18 area near Somerset, Pennsylvania, near Pittsburgh,
19 aircraft possibly down. We believe that might be it.
20 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. I've got that.
21 BACKGROUND MALE: Now we're on the
22 national map. The primary we're now on.
24 BACKGROUND MALE: I'm now currently on

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25 this national.
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1 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Air tactical —
2 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Okay. All parties on
3 the tactical net, please check your microphones. We
4 have open mikes. Check your mikes -- open.
5 MALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG Net, air traffic
6 command center, Herndon.
8 MALE SPEAKER 1: Indianapolis center
9 reporting low transmission on 122.6.
10 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. Nothing further on
11 that one?
12 MALE SPEAKER 1: That is correct.
13 MALE SPEAKER 2: Right.
14 MALE SPEAKER 4: TAG Net. Great Lakes
15 Security.
16 MALE SPEAKER 2: Go ahead Great Lakes.
17 MALE SPEAKER 4: Delta flight 1989 on the
18 ground in Cleveland. The agents have approached the
19 aircraft. There's been no breach of the aircraft of
20 this time. Nothing further to report.
21 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. I've got it.
22 Standing by.

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23 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: TRACON is unable to
24 dial in on the breach.
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1 BACKGROUND MALE: (Inaudible)
2 representative? Oh. Is there a confirmation on the
3 two people that (inaudible) number 11? Okay.
4 (Inaudible) flight crew and (inaudible) and whatever
5 else was (inaudible).
6 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Central region
7 (inaudible) tactical net.
9 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is the
10 (inaudible).
12 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Right now, United 93,
13 the one that was talked about this morning.
15 MALE SPEAKER 2: FAA TAG Net to FSMJFK.
16 MALE SPEAKER 5: JFK.
17 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. You're bleeding
18 over on your secondary conversations. Can you
19 squelch that?
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20 MALE SPEAKER 5: There's not a mute on
21 this phone.
22 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay, then you're
23 carrying over the whole net.
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1 FEMALE SPEAKER 2: TAG Net. This is New
2 York TRACON.
3 MALE SPEAKER 2: Go ahead, New York
4 TRACON.
5 FEMALE SPEAKER 2: (Inaudible) bridge that
6 you announced?
7 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. I did not announce
8 the bridge. Who are you trying to contact?
9 FEMALE SPEAKER 2: 964 bridge and we're
10 unable to dial it.
11 MALE SPEAKER 2: I think that's an air
12 traffic net.
14 BACKGROUND MALE: This one here —
15 BACKGROUND MALE: That's still
16 unconfirmed. He just gave me another (inaudible).
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18 (Elapsed time: I minute, 38 seconds.)
19 MALE SPEAKER 2: FAA TAG Net to Great
20 Lakes Security.
22 MALE SPEAKER 4: This is Great Lakes. Go
23 ahead.
24 MALE SPEAKER 2: Looking for an update on
25 Delta 1989.
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1 MALE SPEAKER 4: We don't have anything
2 new to add at this point.
4 (Elapsed time: 1 minute, 15 seconds.)
5 ( 15:01:03 ) FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Hey Carol?
7 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Hey Carol?
9 BACKGROUND MALE: Thank you, Gary.
10 BACKGROUND FEMALE: What's our latest
11 update, guys? The latest update? Flight 189 has
12 landed safely.
14 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Rochester.
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15 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Did you get that —
16 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Is that Rochester, New
17 York? I thought they were going to Detroit.
19 BACKGROUND FEMALE: It was flight 189.
21 MALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG Net. Air traffic
22 command center, Herndon.
23 MALE SPEAKER 2: This is the TAG Net. Go
24 ahead.
25 MALE SPEAKER 1: Sir, we're getting a
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1 request from November 4 again to change their
2 destination to DCA, and they're also requesting an
3 escort, fighter escort.
5 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. Stand by.
7 MALE SPEAKER 6: Hello?
9 MALE SPEAKER 6: Hi. This is New York
10 TRACON.
12 MALE SPEAKER 6: New York TRACON. Can

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13 anybody hear me? (Inaudible), are you here? FAA TAG
14 Net? Do we have Secret Service on this net?
15 BACKGROUND FEMALE: I've been trying for
16 like the last hour and I couldn't get out.
17 MALE SPEAKER 6: DI (inaudible).
19 MALE SPEAKER 6: Copy. This is New York
20 Center. Can anybody hear me?
21 MALE SPEAKER 2: TAG Net. Go ahead. I
22 can hear you, New York Center.
23 MALE SPEAKER 6: Okay. This is New York
24 TRACON. The problem we're having is we can't
25 communicate with our regional office. All the phone
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1 lines are dead from here to there.
2 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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10 trying to get to Manhattan to help.
11 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Eastern region air
12 traffic is working on that issue. Thank you.
13 MALE SPEAKER 6: Okay. Thanks very much.
14 Who is this?
15 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: (Inaudible) security.
16 MALE SPEAKER 6: Okay. This is
17 (inaudible) TRACON. We can't get a line into the
18 regional office. Could somebody just call the
19 facility? We can receive calls, but we just can't
20 get calls into the regional office, so I need to know
21 about this so we can clear the airplanes or not clear
22 them, okay?
24 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: And copy that. Try
25 9963 one more time. We have individuals that have
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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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8 assistance if they can. You want me to just keep
9 them on the ground here for now?
10 MALE SPEAKER 6: Yeah. Hold everybody on
11 the ground. We need security clearances before we
12 let anybody depart anywhere.
13 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: FAA TAG Net —
14 MALE SPEAKER 7: If we could use if
15 needed.
16 MALE SPEAKER 6: Okay. I'll — call me, ^
17 683-2900.
18 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Break FAA TAG Net. I
19 request to have all non-essential personnel drop off
20 this net please. All non-essential working personnel
21 drop from this net and break contact. FAA TAG Net
22 out.
23 BACKGROUND FEMALE: On this net, off of
24 it, Tactical Net.
25 MALE SPEAKER 4: FAA TAG Net, FAA Great
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1 Lakes Security. We'll offer 5 minute updates on
2 Delta 1989. Nothing new to report at this time.
3 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Okay. Thank you.
4 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Once again, all eastern
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5 region air traffic should be dialing into 9964.
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 requests for November 4?
11 MALE SPEAKER 8: No, I did not.
12 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. We have a request
13 for November 4 to land at DCA, AG is aboard.
15 MALE SPEAKER 8: Stand by, please.
16 BACKGROUND MALE: What's the status of
17 flight 93?. / " !
18 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Flight 93 on "T/l /"

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21 MALE SPEAKER 4: FAA TAG Net. Update
22 flight 93, United 93. The crash vicinity, Somerset,
23 PA, for air traffic command, Herndon.
24 BACKGROUND MALE: Okay. What about the
25 Pentagon?
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1 BACKGROUND MALE: That's the Attorney
2 General's office.
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3 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Attorney General's on
4 November 4?
5 BACKGROUND MALE: Right.
6 BACKGROUND MALE: Just tell me what you
7 have.
8 MALE SPEAKER 4: Update, Delta Airlines
9 1989, on the ground, Cleveland. Police on the scene.
10 No breach at this time.
12 BACKGROUND MALE: Okay. Copy. Okay,
13 again, for you to get the word out (inaudible) out of
14 the country to (inaudible).
15 BACKGROUND MALE: They're trying to keep
16 this open. I don't think we can do it through this
17 line.
18 BACKGROUND FEMALE: Oh, we have to find
19 someplace else?
20 BACKGROUND MALE: We need to get a flight
21 out of here.
23 BACKGROUND MALE: Okay. Does anyone out
24 there have any questions for me?
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2 Herndon to the FBI.
3 BACKGROUND MALE: 77, the aircraft
4 (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).
10 BACKGROUND MALE: That's United Airlines
11 70-what?
12 BACKGROUND MALE: 77.
13 BACKGROUND FEMALE: American, American.
14 BACKGROUND MALE: American 77. Dulles.
15 BACKGROUND MALE: Okay, so for —
16 MALE SPEAKER 4: Hey, TAG Net. FAA Great
17 Lakes Security.
19 BACKGROUND FEMALE: I can't pull out.
21 MALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG Net. FAA air
22 traffic command, Herndon.
23 MALE SPEAKER 2: Go ahead, Herndon.
24 MALE SPEAKER 1: We had an inquiry from an
25 individual reporting to be an FBI agent, a special

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1 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 — would you like to advise the FBI?
5 We have a number where this agent will probably call
6 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. Okay. FAA, LAX,
12 or FBI, Los Angeles.
13 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Russian Pacific Asian,
14 go ahead.
15 MALE SPEAKER 2: Are you in contact with
16 FBI?
17 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: I can be.
18 MALE SPEAKER 2: We have a request from an
19 agent or an individual identifying himself as Agent
20 | |. Can you authenticate and have that handled
21 locally?
22 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: A g e n t | \3 MALE SPEAKER.-2T'" Correc
24 ...UNIDENTIFIED MALE.;•••-] fr From FBI LA?
25.... What is .the --his request is what?
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1 MALE SPEAKER 1: This is the air traffic
2 command center in Herndon. This individual called
3 the — one of the positions here at the command
4 center, gave us a telephone number he could be
5 reached at. He was asking for information concerning
6 American Airlines 77 flight. Have we contacted that?
8 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: Okay. FAA Western
9 Pacific. You copy?
10 MALE SPEAKER 9: Yes.
11 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: You're going to handle
12 out there?
13 MALE SPEAKER 9: Yeah. Do you have that
14 return number he gave you so that we can use it?
15 MALE SPEAKER 1: I do. Are you ready to
16 write?
17 MALE SPEAKER 9: Go.
18 MALE SPEAKER 1: Area code I
19 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: FBI SJOC.
20 MALE SPEAKER 1: Correction. | | It's
21 I I...extension 3404.
22 MALE SPEAKER 9: Copy. We'll get back and
23 let you know. .
24 UNIDENTIFIED MALEs- F8J SIOC. We have
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25 confirmed November 4 is the AG' s flight and it's okay
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1 to land.
2 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. You confirm that
3 November 4 is okay for DCA? This is air traffic
4 command, Herndon asking.
5 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: That's correct.
6 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. Thank you very
7 much.
8 MALE SPEAKER 2: Air traffic command,
9 Herndon. Stand by on that last request. I've got to
10 get back to you on that one.
12 MALE SPEAKER 1: Someone just got on this
13 net and said that was approved.
14 MALE SPEAKER 2: That was FBI SIOC.
15 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. Thank you. We
16 will wait for you TAG Net.
18 MALE SPEAKER 2: Stand by on that one.
19 MALE SPEAKER 1: FAA air traffic command,
20 Herndon.
22 MALE SPEAKER 4: FAA TAG Net, FAA Great

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23 Lakes.
24 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. FAA TAG Net, back
25 to ATC.
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1 MALE SPEAKER 1: ATC command center,
2 Herndon. Go ahead.
3 MALE SPEAKER 2: That's affirmative on
4 November 4.
5 MALE SPEAKER 1: Roger. Roger.
6 Understood at DCA. We'll advise the facilities.
7 Thank you.
9 ( 15:11:13 ) MALE SPEAKER 4: FAA TAG Net, FAA Great
10 Lakes Security.
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. Reported that Delta 1989 initial contact
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.
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20 MALE SPEAKER 4: We have a report of
21 hijack. 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.
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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. We are advising the air traffic
4 services cell, the military cell here. Over.
5 MALE SPEAKER 2: I copy.
6 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. 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 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. I don't have a
11 follow-up on the fighter request.
12 MALE SPEAKER 1: Roger that.
14 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: TAG eastern region
15 command center.
17 BACKGROUND MALE: Bonnie, what do you

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18 need?
20 BACKGROUND MALE: It's not there.
22 (End of tape.)
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12 9/11 ATCSCC TAPE TRANSCRIPTION

15 ATCSCC RFAA 11356 J

23 Transcribed by Heather Farrar

24 from the audio tapes

25 provided to Alderson Reporting

2 UNIDENTIFIED MALE: This is the

3 continuation of the 9/11 tapes, severe weather

4 position 4. Time now: 14:40:30 Zulu.

5 MALE SPEAKER 1: (Inaudible) shut down.

6 (Inaudible) from Indianapolis (inaudible).

7 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. Now, I've got a

8 response on the ATCO.

9 MALE SPEAKER 1: Go ahead, sir.

10 MALE SPEAKER 2: Stand by on that. It's

12 MALE SPEAKER 1: Okay. We'd also like to

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

14 available as a landing site for that craft?

15 MALE SPEAKER 2: I'll have to check on

17 MALE SPEAKER 1: Thank you.

18 (Elapsed time: 53 seconds.)

19 MALE SPEAKER 2: FAA back to air traffic

21 MALE SPEAKER 1: Go ahead there.

22 MALE SPEAKER 2: Can you confirm you're

23 requesting information regarding Philadelphia?

24 MALE SPEAKER 1: We're requesting to know

25 if Philadelphia is a viable place to park an

1 airplane. That is correct.

2 MALE SPEAKER 2: Okay. Thank you, sir.

3 (Elapsed time: 3 seconds.)

4 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG eastern region

6 MALE SPEAKER 1: This is FAA TAG.

7 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: We are checking with

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

10 MALE SPEAKER 1: This is the command

11 center in Herndon. We understand the airport is

12 physically available and it can accommodate any.

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

14 considered as a landing site? That's our question.

15 (Elapsed time: 4 seconds.)

16 BACKGROUND MALE 1: Command center in

18 MALE SPEAKER 1: There are some — there

19 are some aircraft that are looking to get to Philly,

21 (Elapsed time: 3 seconds.)

22 MALE SPEAKER 3: (Inaudible) center. Did

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23 you come up with a password or passcode for the

25 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: (Inaudible).

1 (Elapsed time: 7 seconds.)

2 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG eastern region

4 (Elapsed time: 4 seconds.)

5 MALE SPEAKER 3: Eastern region command

6 center. This is (inaudible). I don't know what Rick

7 said about putting that passcode on all the managers'

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

10 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: Stand by, one.

11 MALE SPEAKER 3: Thank you.

12 BACKGROUND MALE 1: Beepers.

13 (Elapsed time: 11 seconds.)

14 BACKGROUND MALE 1: Hijack, yeah.

15 (Elapsed time: 4 seconds.)

16 FEMALE SPEAKER 1: FAA TAG (inaudible)