U.S.

Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, D, C, 20535-0001

June 17,2004

Daniel Marcus, General Counsel

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Suite 300
2100KStreet,N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
RE: Commission's Request for Documents
Dear Mr. Marcus:
In response to the Commissions Request for Documents, please find
following:
Documents responsive to Document Request 22-3;
Documents responsive to Document Request 34-3;
Documents responsive to Document Request 35-13 -9 Packets;
Documents responsive to Document Request 38-1 - 2 Packets.

This is part of the FBI's rolling production and thus may be supplemented in the
future. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-324-9613.

Sincerely,

Robert S. Sinton
Assistant General Counsel
 U.S. Department of Justice

Federal Bureau of Investigation

Washington, D. C. 20535-0001

June 17,2004

Daniel Marcus, General Counsel

National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States
Suite 300
2100KStreet,N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20036
RE: Commission's Request for Documents
Dear Mr. Marcus:
In response to the Commissions Request for Documents, please find
following:
Documents responsive to Document Request 22-3;
Documents responsive to Document Request 34-3;
Documents responsive to Document Request 35-13 -9 Packets;
Documents responsive to Document Request 38-1-2 Packets.

This is part of the FBI's rolling production and thus may be supplemented in the
future. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact me at 202-324-9613.

Sincerely,

Robert S. Sinton
Assistant General Counsel
 DOCUMENTS RELATING
to
ANY REPORT, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO
FD-302S, ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS, AND
INSERTS, RELATING TO ANY COMMUNICATION BY
ANY PASSENGER ONBOARD ANY OF THE FOUR
FLIGHTS HIJACKED ON 9/11/2001 FOLLOWING THE
HIJACKING OF SUCH FLIGHT (INCLUDING VOICE
MAIL MESSAGES AND CALLS TO THE SOMERSET
COUNTY, PA EMERGENCY
(911 OPERATOR SERVICE).

RESPONSIVE
TO
REQUESTS #35-13
[SUPPLEMENTAL to PACKET #2]

COMMISSION COPY
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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: ROUTINE Date: 06711/2002

To: Newark
New York Attn: [
Counterterrorism
From: Pittsburgh
Squad 4/JTTF
Contact: S A I .
Approved By:
Drafted By: ....---""9/11
Personal
Case ID #: 265A-NY-280350-PG (Pending) ...,-•""" Privacy

Title: PENTTBOM .,-•""" \R CASE 182

Enclosure (s) : Enclosed for ..Newark is one compact disk and one diskette
obtained from the Somerset'County, PA Emergency Center, Somerset,., PA

Details: On 05/23/2002, Mr. William A. Baker, DOBf

SSAN ' \s address |
Somerset, PA 15501, was contacted and provided a compact disc (CD)
representing a copy of DVD No. 60 dated 09/11/2001 entitled "The Crash"
United Flight #93, containing telephone calls received by the emergency
center. In addition, Baker furnished a copy of a diskette containing
telephone call summaries dated 09/11/2001.
On 05/29/2002, the CD received from Baker was reviewed and it
was ascertained that a malfunction had occurred resulting in not all of
the telephone calls received by the emergency center on
09/11/2001 were contained on the CD. Baker was telephonically contacted,
appraised of the problem and agreed to re-copy the DVD.
On 06/04/2002, the second copy of DVD No. 60 was obtained from
Baker.

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 To: Newark From. Pittsburgh
Re: 265A-NY-280350-PG, 06/11/2002

LEAD(s) :

Set Lead 1:
ALL RECEIVING OFFICES

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(Rev. 08-28-2000)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Precedence: PRIORITY Date: 06/20/2002

To: Counterterrorism Attn: UBLU/RFU

New York
Newark SA [
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...-f'-'''9/n Law
From: Pittsburgh ...---'^ Enforcement
Squad IQ/Johnstown RA ,-.--" ..•;:••' p •
Contact: SA I .--- I:-"" C}

Approved By:

Drafted By:

Case ID #: 2 65A-NY-280350-PG (Pending)''' \: PENTTBOMB

MAJOR CASE 182 ..X'' \: To repor

regarding United Airlines Flight 93.

Reference: 265A-NY-28.0350-NK Serial 17176 \: Refere

SA | |X(PAQAG) , PG JTTF, regarding coverage of lead to obtain

information from Somerset County 911 and provide same to Newark.
Enclosure (s) : Enclosed for New York are the following:
1. Original and two copies of an FD-302 reflecting interview
of L
2. Original and two copies of an FD-302 reflecting interview
of I I;
3. Original and two copies of an FD-302 reflecting receipt
of documents and tapes from Carol Peretin, Cambria County 911 Center;
4 . Original and two copies of an FD-302 reflecting interview
of [
5.
Four 1-A envelopes containing Agent's original interview
notes for | [., Carol Peretin and! I
%~. A 1-A envelope containing., a tape cassette copy of the
recording of two calls received by Cambria'- County 911 Center regarding
United Airlines Flight 93. """•--;::::::;i..,••"''
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Privacy

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 To: Counterterroj. j.sm From: Pittsburgh
Re: 265A-NY-280350-PG, 06/20/2002

Enclosed for Newark are two copies each of the FD-302's

reflecting interviews of I I Carol Peretin
and I 1. as well as a 1-A envelope containing ia copy of the
Cambria County 911\tape. \: Enclosed a\re documents r

On 06/13/2062, Carol Peretin, Training Supervisor, Cambria

County 911 Center, 401\Candlelight Drive, Ebensburg, PA,! provided
pertinent information relative to the 09/11/2001 crash of United Airlines
Flight 93 (UA93). Peretin provided the following: !

Incident report detailing pertinent Pre-ArrivallNotes for Mass

Transportation Incident at Xambert Road, Shanksville, PAj, received at
10:18:43 on 09/11/2001; \

Incident report detailing pertinent Pre-Arrival |Notes for Bomb

Threat at Cambria County Airport,., 479 Airport Road, Johnstowh, PA, received
at 10:02:27 on 09/11/2001. \n also provided a cassette tape containing

telephone calls specifically related to UA93 received by Cambria County

911: The first call was from Joe McKeiyey, Director, Cambria pounty Airport,
advising that the Johnstown tower had been evacuated and the airport closed
due to a report of an unresponsive 75.7 heading in the direction of the
airport. The second call placed from \ cell phone was ff;om an unknown
person who reported the crash of an airplane near Shanksville, PA. The
Cambria County 911 Center transferred the call to the Somerset County
911 Center. The Cambria County 911 Cent'er did not obtairj the identity
of the caller. Peretin added that since the call was placed from a cell
phone, only a cell tower site would have been available, iwith no other
identifying information. \

On 0 6 / 1 4 / 2 0 0 2 , J
I _ J advised that his ho'use is located
in Somerset County, approximately 500 yards frorh. the crash isite of UA93.
On the morning of 09/11/2001, | ~lwas inside his residence watching
the news about the events at the World Trade Center and Pentagon./ He
heard the noise of a jet airplane overhead-.followed by a biig boom./ When
| [ -Looked out a window, he saw a bigxball of \smoke.i Suspecting
the plane hacTc-r-a.shed, I "^-called 911 usirig his cell phQne. J I
advised that since" his., cell phone -was purchased and activated/ in
Westmoreland County, when" -he... dialed 911, he was 'connected! to /t'he
Westmoreland County 911 Center . " Upon reporting the location! of /the crash,
the Westmoreland County 911 Center transferred him to the Somerset County
911 Center. He then

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Re: 265A-NY-280350-PG, 06/20/2002 Puva<n

reported the plane crash and provided the Ip-cation of the crash to the
Somerset County 911 Center. I...---'" | never" saw the .airplane in the air
prior to the crash. ,....•--"" ...-••'''
I I advised that his son, \ ' \was, with hira
at the time of the crash. Immediately a f t'e r t h e crash. \k a
four-wheeler and went to the...-'crash site,..-' and along with some employees
from a nearby junkyard, assisted in extinguishing a fire on a garage roof
near the crash site. .-•••''' / /
| "[-'added that he did not/go to the crash site; instead,
he went out on Skyline Road and assisted/in directing the ambulances and
other responding emergency vehicles to:' the /cra;sh sit^e. /Once the
Pennsylvania State Police (PSP-) arrived, they tp:6k over directing traffic.
On 06/14/2002, F / ~J the son of i / / j I I
I £_ (advised that on i^e rabrning of
09/11/2001, he and his .father wer,e watching £he news/concerning tine events
occurring at the Wor,.-l'd Trade Center and the Pentagon. / FT; I heard; a
big booming sound and looked/outside to ,4>'ee a lafge clou'dl of smoke and
the roof of a near-by cabin o n/:' f i r e . W h i 1 e//'h i s father called; 911 to report
that a plane ha,d crashed n..earby, I \k an/ATV a;nd;cjrove over tio
site of the cir.a'sh and fire/ He assisted others in putting the cabin fire
out. Afterwards, | /{''drove over t;b the crater ca/usedjby the planfe
crash; how.ever, he was/not able to see very much, only piejces. Upon the
arrival of emergency units, including the PSP, I/ (was^ asked to leave,.
I Tadvised he w.as inside the house at the/time of the crash and di'd
not see the airplane prior to the/crash. / M \n 06/

| [ advised on the morning

ot 09/ii/k!UUi,/he was installing/a foundation/at a residence in Stahlstown,
PA. | ~l'heard a roar and/looked up an.d observed a large airplane
fly overhead at 150 to 200 feet. I "^described the] roar as coming
from the jet engines and being abnormally loud. I I ~~\d see black
smoke coming from the engines, which he described as being like when the
engines are throttled up. The airplane was traveling very fast and heading
in an easterly direction. .The airplane was so low that he could see the
rivets and the colors and s/tripes on the plane. I "Icontinued watching
the airplane, which was .rolling back and forth. The airplane rolled to
the right until the right wing pointed toward the ground. It then went
back to a level position, then rolled to the left until the left wing
pointed toward the grp'und. The plane continued rolling in this manner
as it traveled in an/easterly direction.

Jthen called 911 using his cell phone, number

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Re: 265A-NY-280350-PG, 06/20/2002 .....*^" /"/ / \\

advising the..airplane was in trouble and going'down and was go/irtg to crash.
| |-told the 911 operator that he could'still see the/ajlrplane and
that it was continuing to travel toward,the' east. i / 1 advised that
from his location in Stahlstown, he was..a'ble to see for about 15 to 20
miles and could see the airplane for.-'several minuses. As he continued
to watch, the airplane disappeared"'over the horizon. At the time the
airplane disappeared, it was rolling hard to the right with the right
wing going well past perpendic-ular to the ground. I I was able to
hear the airplane crash, butx'wa.s' unable to see a fireball or cloud of
smoke.
At the time .of the crash, | r'was not aware of the events
that had occurred at ..the World Trade Center or Pentagon. It was not until
after the airplane,.crashed that he was informed that airplanes had crashed
into the World Trade ..Center and the Pentagon.
I .-••''' ~|was able to observe the airplane for several minutes
prior to the crash. During that time, the airplane appeared to be intact.
I Hid not observe any other airplanes in the area.

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 To: Counterterroixsm From: Pittsburgh
Re: 265A-NY-280350-PG, 06/20/2002

LEAD(s) :

Set Lead 1: (Adm)

COUNTERTERRORISM

AT WASHINGTON, DC

Read and clear.

Set Lead 2: (Adm)
NEWARK
AT NEWARK, NJ
Read and clear.
Set Lead 3: (Adm)
NEW YORK

AT NEW YORK, NY

Read and c l e a r .

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FD-302(Rev 10-6-95) - ^'^
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Date of transcription 0 6 /11\ 2 0 0 2

\ wa
at his residence. I | wa;,s advis:ed of /the identity of the
contacting Agent and that he/was be/£'rig interyiewe'd regarding ;;his
observations concerning the' crash,./of United/Airlines Fight 93; (UA93) on
September 11, 2001. Th-'e re after ,/-;T" / "T'p'r o v id.e d the following
information: ..•-"..-"' .//'' / / .Ij \ ..•• r advis

approximately ,5'00 yards fp;6'm the crash/site./ .On the morning of

September lly 2001, he w,4:s' inside/his/residen/be watching the news about
the events-occurring a$;/the World-'' Tra-'de Center and the Pentagon.
| |-'heard the nQ.j.-se of a jet. airplane/overhead followed by a big
boom. When I .•I/looked out a window, /he saw a big ball of smoke.
Suspecting the plane had crashed, t-'' 7T called 911 using his cell
phone. | |'.advised that since his .cell phone was purchased and
activated in Westmoreland County, when he dialed 911, he was connected
to the Westmoreland County 911.Center./ Upon reporting the Ideation of
the crash, the Westmoreland County 911 Center transferred him to the
Somerset Cq.unty 911 Center. \n reported the plane brash and
provided the location 0f the crash to the Somerset County 911 Center.
I I further advised he/ never saw the airplane in the air prior to
the crash. / / i

I r advised that his son, V ~ j w a s with him

at the time of the crash. Immediately after the crash.\k a
four-wheeler and went /to the crash site, and along with some employees
from a nearby junkyard, assisted in extinguishing a fire on a garage
roof near the crash ,Site.

I I added that he did not go to the crash site; instead,

he went out on Skyline Road and assisted in directing the ambulances
and other responding emergency vehicles to the crash site. Once the
Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) arrived, they took over directing
traffic.

investigation on 06/14/2002 at Johnstown, PA (telephonically)

File* 2 6 5 A - N Y - 2 8 0 3 5 0 - P G Date dictated 06/17/2002

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docunyrt_£Mi&ms neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned ft 0^0013-'043 H
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Date of transcription 06/17/2002

I I residing at
I <^^^_^__^______^^^^^^^^^^__ Celephone number
/ L was contacted at his residence. \s advised of
the identity of the contacting Agent and that he was being interviewed
regarding his observations concerning the crash of United Airlines
Flight 93 (UA93) on September 11, 2001. Thereafter, | ]provided
the following information:
advised on the morning of September 11, 2001, he and
his father"7"\e watching the news concerning the events
occurring at the World Trade Center and the Pentagon. | | hear
big booming sound and looked outside to see a large cloud of smoke and
the roof of a nearby cabin on fire. While his father called 911 to
report that a plane had crashed nearby, | ~~| took a four-wheel
all terrain vehicle (ATV) and drove over to site of the crash and fire.
I I assisted others in putting the cabin fire out. Afterwards, he
drove over to the crater caused by the plane crash. I Iwas not
able to see very much, only pieces. Upon the arrival of emergency
units, including the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP), | | was
asked to leave.
I [advised he was inside the house at the time of the
crash and did not see the airplane prior to the crash.

investigation on 06/14/2002 at Johnstown, PA (telephonically)

File* 2 6 5 A - N Y - 2 8 0 3 5 0 - P G Date dictated 06/17/2002
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js dowifliciL'-£I3Pins ne't'ler recommendalions nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is
<r> *. —\ • , r> -> '
FD-302(Rev. 10-6-95)

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 06/17/2002

CAROL PERETIN, Training Supervisor, Cambria County 911

Center, 401 Candlelight Drive, Suite 100, Ebensburg, Pennsylvania (PA),
15931, telephone number 814-472-2055, provided pertinent information
relative to the September 11, 2001 crash of United Airlines Flight 93
(UA93). PERETIN was advised of the identity of the contacting Agent
and thereafter provided copies of two incident reports and a cassette
tape containing recordings of two separate calls received by the
Cambria County 911 Center regarding the crash of UA93 at Shanksville,
PA, on September 11, 2001.
PERETIN provided an incident report detailing pertinent Pre-
Arrival Notes for Mass Transportation Incident at Lambert Road,
Shanksville, received at 10:18:43 on September 11, 2001, a copy of
which is attached and made a part hereto.
PERETIN provided a second incident report detailing pertinent
Pre-Arrival Notes for Bomb Threat at Cambria County Airport, 479
Airport Road, Johnstown, PA, received at 10:02:27 on September 11,
2001, a copy of which is attached and made a part hereto.
PERETIN advised that Cambria County 911 received two
telephone calls specifically related to UA93: The first call was from
JOE MCKELVEY, Director, Cambria County Airport, advising that the
Johnstown tower had been evacuated and the airport closed due to a
report of an unresponsive 757 heading in the direction of the airport.
The second call placed from a cell phone was from an unknown person who
reported the crash of an airplane near Shanksville, PA. The Cambria
County 911 Center transferred the call to the Somerset County 911
Center. The Cambria County 911 Center did not obtain the identity of
the caller. PERETIN added that since the call was placed from a cell
phone, only a cell tower site would have been available, with no other
identifying information.
PERETIN provided a cassette tape containing a recording of
the two calls received by Cambria County 911 Center, as outlined above.

investigation on 06/13/2002 at Ebensburg, PA

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TJjis documsrU cpalains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI and is loaned
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•Date of trans-criptipn 06/18J/20Q2

__ / was contacted at his residence.\ was advised of (the \y of the conta

regarding his observations' concerning/theA.crasly of United Airlines \t 93 (U

the following information: .. ' / ,/, / / ; \ x•'

installing a ...foundation' at the /reside-here , / o f / [ " " " " " )

(phonetic) ,-o'n Mainhei-m Road, S'tahlstbyn,/ PA\ heard a roar and
looked up''to obsery.e a large- airplane f/ly/overhead at 150 to 2QO feet.
I [''described.'the roar/as coming*'from-'the jet engines and being
abnormally loud, I ~1 could/ see- black smoke coming from the
engines, which'he described as/being/like when the engines are \d up.. The a

easterly direction. I Tsaid t'he /airplane was so low that he could

see the rivets, as well as the .colors/ and stripes on the plane.!
I Tcontinued watching the/airplane, which was rolling backhand
forth. The airplane rolled to the right until the right wing pointed
toward the ground. The p,lan,e went/back to a level position, then
rolled to the left until/the Left .wing pointed toward the ground. The
plane continued rolling/in, this manner as it traveled in an easterly
direction. / / / / ;
| 1 called 911 us/ing his cell phone, cell phone number
1 / V'rpp'nrt.fid his observations of the airplane',
advising the ai rpl-anp wag' in trouble and going down and that it |was
going to crash. ] | told the 911 operator he could still sele the
airplane and that it was continuing to travel toward the east. 1 I
advised from hi"s location in Stahlstown, PA, he was able to see for
about 15 to 20'' miles and that he was able to see the airplane for
several minutes. | [remained on the phone with the 911 operator,
reporting his observations and answering the operator's questions.
P |_ a 1 s'o provided the operator with his name and telephone number.
AsV^ "I continued to watch, the airplane disappeared over the
horizon. At the time

investigation on 06/18/2002 at Johnstown, PA (telephonica 1 ly)

File* 2 6 5 A - N Y - 2 8 0 3 5 0 - P G Date dictated 06/18/2002

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the airplane disappeared, it was rolling hard;/to the right withi the
right wing going well past ..perpendicular to/the ground. | T| was
able to hear the airplane "crash, b,u't was n6t able to see a fireball or
cloud of smoke. ...-••'" .•••'' X i
| \d that at the/time, he was not aware of ithe
other events occurring at the World Trade Center (WTC) or the Pentagon.
After the airplane crashed, [_ _j-',was informed by the ] that
airplanes had hit the WTC and the Pentagon. He also turned on his
radio, which was also" reporting the events of that morning.

L J'advised during the time he observed the airplane, the

airplane was intact. [ ladded that he did not observe any other
airplanes in the area.

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