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0800 8:00:00 AA1 1 began takeoff roll
0805 8:04:55 Boston issued taxi
instruction to UAL1 75
0809 8:09:18 Neward Control issued
taxi instructions to UAL93
0810 8:09:17 AA11 established radio
contact with Boston Traffic
Control
0812 8:12:29 Dulles Airport Traffic
Control Tower issued taxi
instructions to AA77
0813 8:13:47 AA1 1 instructed to climb
and maintain flight level. There
was no acknowledgement
0815 8:14:00 UAL175 began takeoff
roll
0817 8:17:59 Brief unknown sound
(possibly a scream) from an
unknown origin
0820 8:20:00 AA77 began takeoff roll
0820 8:20:48 Transponder information
was lost on Boston radar
displays. AA1 1 was then a
primary radar target only
0823 8:23:01 UAL1 75 established
contact with Boston Center
0824 8:24:38 "we have some planes
just stay quiet and you'll be ok we
are returning to the airport",
unknown origin heard by Boston.
8:24:57 Second unknown
transmission, "nobody move
everything will be ok if you try to
make any moves you'll endanger
yourself and the airplane just stay
quiet"
0825 8:24:53 By now Boston made
several transmissions attempting
to contact AA1 1 .
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0825 8:25:00 Boston began notification
that suspected hijack was in
progress. New England ROC,
ATCSCC and Boston facility
manager notified. Controllers
began inter-facility coordination
with New York Center
0825 8:25:49 AA77 established radio
contact with Washington Air
Route Traffic Control
0826 8:26:00 AA1 1 began southbound
turn over Albany, New York

0830
0833 Third transmission of unknown
origin, "nobody move please we
are going back to the airport don't
try to make any stupid moves"

0834 8:34:00 Boston contacted Cape

Terminal Radar Approach Control
(at Otis) and requested they
notify the military of events
regarding AA1 1
0835 8:35:00 New England ROC
advised Washington Operations
Center of suspected hijack of
AA11
0836 8:36:00 Washington Operations
Center notified Civil Aviation
Security Intelligence (ACI) and
conferenced New England ROC
and ATCSCC
0837 Wpns Trans: 8:37:37-41 , Alright, Boston Center TMU, we have a problem here, we 8:37:53 FAA recorded same
have a hijacked aircraft headed towards New York and we need you guys to, we conversation
need someone to scramble some F16's or something to help us out. Is this real
world or an exercise. No, this is real world, this is not an exercise, not a test
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0838 MCC OP Trans: 8:38:09-20 "MCC" Major Nasypany your [sic] needed in Ops 8:38:00 Boston notified New York
Room, MAJ Nasypany your [sic] needed pronto, to ops room. Northeast Air Center of possible hijacking of
Defense, (garbled) can I help you. Yes SGT Kelly from Otis, how are you doing AA11
today. Yeah, good ahead. I'm getting reports from my TRACON, there might be a
hijack. Uh, huh, I'm hearing the same thing, we're working it right now. Okay.
Thanks.
0838 ID Trans: 8:38:23-58 "ID1" what, your kidding, real world "ID1" who Boston
("background" call Boston) Open Line. Boston Center Military. Uh Yeah, Huntress
calling in reference to the hijacked aircraft we're checking to get some information
if we could. Okay, Okay, what do ya need. Call sign, type aircraft. Its American
One One. American One One? Uh, Huh, type aircraft, is a uh, Seven Sixty Seven

0839 Wpns Trans: 8:39:00 Hi this is Maj Deskins. Hi, Joe Cooper, Boston center we 8:39:25 FAA recorded same
have a hijacked aircraft headed towards the New York metro area, wondering if conversation
you could, umm, send someone up there, some F16s maybe out of Otis.

0839 Wpns Trans: 8:39:13-37 Okay, do yo have a Mode 3 on it, do you have a mode 3
code. Nope, it is just a primary target only, we lost, umm, we lost the umm mode,
mode C on it, so you would have to get up in the air and we would have to vector
you towards the aircraft. OK, OK, so you would want to control the intercept
because you. We have to yes, until you guys can pick him up on primary radar.
OK, so you have a general location to where he is. We're still tracking him right
now. Your still tracking him right now, can you, can you give us a Lat. Lon. where
you think he is for our S A.
0839 ID Trans: 8:39:02-55 And number of soles on board, do you know that. Umm I
don't know that, hold on, hey Dave do you know soles on board and all that
information. No we don't have that information. You don't have nay of that. No,
right now his position is about forty miles north of Kennedy. Forty miles north of
Kennedy. Right. You have a Mode three. No we don't. He's a primary target only.
A primary target only, okay, an you don't know where he's coming from or
destination. No idea, he took off out of Boston originally heading for, uh, Los
Angelos[sic]. Boston to Los Angelos. That was his original destination Yeah. And
where are they going now, do you know. No idea. He's heading towards Kennedy,
it looks like his speed is decreasing, umm, I'm not exactly sure, nobody really. Are
you the controlling agency or is New York. No, no, right now we are but he's
heading right for New York center. And is there any military assistance requested.
Oh yes, we're actually trying to get some F15's to. Yes do you want F15s our.
Yeah Ft 5s out of Otis, I think.
0840 MCC OP Trans: 8:40:22 "MCC" Find out where he's at, get a heading (garbled) 8:40:00 NEADSlogTindicate™11"
monitoring Major Deskins from CH 13. they were notified by the FAA of
events concerning AA11
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0840 8:40:14 AA77 established radio
contact with ZID (Indianapolis)
0840 MCC/T Log: Possible hijack AA1 1 Fit 8:40:32 UAL1 75 established
contact with New York Center
0840 ID Trans: 8:40:00-48 But you do have uh, you don't have any modes or codes on
him. Umm, nope, right now, right now we don't have, just uh, any Mode C. Is he
inbound to JFK. We, we don't know at all. You don't know where he is at all. He's
being hijacked, the pilots having a hard time talking to the, I mean, we don't know,
we don't know where he's going. He's heading toward Kennedy, He's uh, like I
said, He's like thirty five miles North of Kennedy now at 367 knots, I have no idea
where he's going whatsoever. If you could please give us a call, let us know uh,
any information that would be great. Okay, I guess right now we're trying to work
on, I guess there has (sic) been some threats in the cockpit, the problem we'll call
you right back as soon as we know some more information, thank you.

0841 MCC OP Trans: 8:41 :06 "Background" Ahh, that determination hasn't been made 8:41 :32UAL1 75 "We figured
yet umm, let me if could just hold on just a moment, I'm gonna get, uh, we've got we'd wait to go to your center, we
some coordination going on, I think that they're going to put Otis on battle stations, heard a suspicious transmission
that's who I would anticipate going especially if they continue to head towards JFK. on our departure out of Boston.
They would be are [sic] closest asset, [later at 8:41 :25 name Joe Cooper is Someone keyed the mike and
mentioned.] said everyone stay in your seats."

0841 Surv Log: Real world highjack aircraft American Flight AA77 (sic) Fm H (sic) Battle
0841 MCC OP Trans: 8:41 :51 "Background" Dawn we got Otis on battle stations 8:41 :00 Military Command issued
"background" 1241. scramble order on AA1 1
0842 AST Trans: 8:42:10 "AST" what base, 1241Z battle stations Otis 8:42:00 UAL93 began takeoff roll
0842 ID Trans: 8:42:00-38 Boston Center. Yeah, Hunteress ID again, real quick, did
you guys have Mode 3 on American One One. Last uh, last uh altitude we had
him at was descending to flight level two nine zero. Do you have uh, I'm sorry do
you have a prior mode three for American One One. Umm. File anything, uh, any
information for Mode three, because we can locate him on the scope if so.. Well
uh last known altitude was uh, two nine zero, the last thing he requested was three
five zero. Okay, all we're asking is your mode three, your mode three. Did you
assign any code to that aircraft. Uh, the original was uh, the original, hold on,
umm, we don't have any mode three, he's primary only, that's all we have.

0842 MCC OPTrans: 8:42:04-28 What time did we go battle stations. "MCC" twelve
forty-one battle stations. "MCC" (garbled) (garbled) 1241 battle stations Otis.
"MCC" we gotta get a Mode 3, that's gonna help us out bigtime.
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0846^ ID Trans: 8:46:06-8:47:36 (NY) Umm, 1, umm am not, hold on one second. "ID1" 8:46:31 Primary radar tracking of
keep tring (sic) to locate that mode three "ID1" New York told me to hold on, you AA1 1 was lost
heard that right "ID1" hmm, come on New York, "ID1" you know what, let's get a
tail number off of it, call Boston Center, lets get a tail number. Right now he's
primary only. You have no mode three. You have a lat. Ion. Umm, I can get a lat.
Ion. "ID1" we're gonna get an updated lat. Ion;, a updated lat. Ion., we called
Boston his original, his filed one is one four four three, he's not working that, he's
primary only we're getting an update position now. Okay showing four zero three
nine north, sever four zero three west.
0846 MCC/T Log: Fm H (sic) scrambled @ TT on A1 1 8:46:35 Impact at World Trade
Center
0846 MCC OP Trans: 8:46:22 Background time 12:46, authenticate, Delta, X-Ray 8:46:48 UAL175 transponder
Scramble immediately, Panto 45, 46 heading 290, flight level 290. Contact code of 1470 changed, first
Huntress, 228 point niner (garbled). indicating 3020, then changing
again to 3321 . Consequently,
secondary radar return began to
coast and was no longer
associated with primary return
0847 ID Trans: "ID1" Okay there it is. That's where she said it was.
0847 Surv Log: Fm H (sic) Scrambled 1246
0847 MCC OP Trans: 8:47:23 "MCC" I have scrambled Otis, and already, as per your
direction, we're sending them in that general direction, we're send them right to
that Z point, and then we can maneuver them, un, as deemed uh right.
0848 AST Trans: "AST" I just hear a twelve four six scramble, scramble Otis. "AST"
ICC, Otis has been scrambled. 46
0848 MCC OP Trans: 8:48:29 Okay sir this is SGT (garbled) at CONR <yeah> uh, the
General [Arnold] would like uh, do you have radar coverage on this guy.
0849 ID Trans: 8:49:22-28 Huntress, good morning, this is New York millitary calling at
New York Center. Yeah how are you doing. Good, Good, are you, watch
supervisor needs a number for a possible hijacking, uh.he wants to call somebody
in case they need some assistance your, uh fighter jets.
0850 8:50:51 AA77 acknowledged
clearance to Falmouth. This was
the last radio communication with
this flight
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0850 MCC OP Trans: "MCC" Scramble at 46 excuse me. "Background" scramble at 46 8:50:00 Washington Operations
or airborne 46. "MCC" SD, MCC. "MCC" that was 46 scramble time, scramble Center activated a Tactical Net at
time thanks. request of Civil Aviation Security
Intelligence (ACI) Neward Airport
Traffic Control Tower advised
New York Traffic Control of
possible aircraft crash into the
World Trade Center
0851 ID Trans; 8:51:22. (Background voice) Who are you talking to, a plane just hit the 8:51:43 New York to UAL 175
world trade center "recycle transponder1 no
response was received.
Controller made several
attempts, repeatedly trying to
contact UAL175 for the next four
minutes. During this time, the
aircraft was also observed
making a left turn and
descending
0852 MCC/T Log: Fm H (sic) A/B @ TT on A11
0852 ID Trans: 8:52:01-23 (Background voice) God save Ney (sic) York. New York
AMIS, Huntress ID (Background voice) See if they lost alititude on that plane all
together. New York. Yes Maam, did you just hear the information regarding the
world trade center <no> being hit be an aircraft. Your kidding. No, it's on world
news, umm, do you still have altitude on that aircraft you have. No, like I, no, like I
said I don't work a radar here. Yeah you said you lost radar through (sic)
0852 MCC OP Trans: 8:52:15-53 "MCC" No, did yo say something just hit the world
trade center, or someone reports, okay, okay. "MCC" No keep on going with it.
"Background" talkin with IG [sic ID??]and we had a phone call that came down to
us, an saying, they had a possible hijack out of Boston, an uh, I just flipped around
and uh, we are always wind upon the new, and uh a 737 just hit the WTC and I
was just curious, at the same time was that the aircraft the last I knew they had a
primary on it and the track was not squawking 7500 but it was, it was under
duress. "MCC" send them to New York City, still consider go.
0852-53 NOTE: At this time there are comms difficulty and NEAD ID gives impression that
aircraft that hit the world trade center was "apparently, it was not that guy. NY
responded, "not that guy."
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0853 MCC OP Trans: 8:54:16-34 "MCC" Okay this is what I got so far, possible news 8:53:24 New York controller
that a 737 hit the WTC this is real world, an we're trying to confirm this, coordinated internally asking
"background" Okay continue taking the fighters down to the New York City areas, other controllers if they saw
JFK area, best that we can, make sure the FAA clears your route all the way UAL175. None replied in the
through, just do what we gotta do, okay, just press with it. [Note, in context, the affirmative
time is likely a typo and should be 8:53:16-34
0854 MCC OP Trans: 8:54:04 "MCC" Until its confirmed it's gonna be a lot easier to get
down to this area [holding area], if I bring them out like this, rather than through all
the crap, until it's confirmed, do you want me to bring down this way at least.
"Background" work with FAA, just tell them to clear ya a route, clear ya a route.

0854 MCC OP Trans: 8:54:57 "MCC" Alright our last actual reported position, if he didn't 8:54:53 AA77 began a left turn
crash into the world trade center is 20 miles south of JFK, so I want you to take towards the south without
them down into this area, hold as needed, whatever altitude they need to go to, for authorization. Shortly after the
center to make that work, is fine by me, but uh, thaf's the area I want them to go turn, the aircraft was observed
and hold, right in that little gap right there descending
0855 MCC OP Trans: 8:55:26 "MCC" Alright this is what we're doing, we're taking them 8:55:00 New York controller was
down here to hold for now "Background" right. Whatever altitude they need for busy trying to turn other aircraft
center to do that is fine. So you want me to have center to have them hold. away from UAL175. The flight
Weapons should pass that, the fighters hould [sic] be talking to center, there track had changed and was now
gonna pass that through the fighters. Exactly what we want them to do, now. headed southeast bound

0855 Surv Log: Boston confirmed hijack aircraft hit world trade center 8:55:00 [time approximate] a
controller-in-charge advised the
Operations manager that she
believe UAL175 was also
hijacked... The controler
returned to the OM position and
heard a request for military
aircraft to scramble.
0855 ID Trans: 8:55:29-50 "ID1" you can try the black phone 631. (Background voice) 8:55:00 [time approximate] A
Confirmation. Who gave you that confirmation, he did crash into the world trade controller reported that [an]
center. (Background voice) Boston, Boston Center is giving you that confirmation. unknown aircraft was now
(Background voice) Boston is confirming, Boston is confirming that was the aircraft headed towards New York City.
(sic) that crashed into the trade center, American Eleven (later tail number is This controller, along with other
November 334AA) controllers speculated that the
unknown aircraft was an
emergency and was heading for
an airport to land.
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0855 MCC OP Trans: 8:55:58 "Background" if you can, hand the fighters over directly to
FAA so they can <"MCC" they're still under FAA control, we're never gonna take
them> just work with them, coordinate with them the best that you can with that,
take them to the area and let them, let them handle the airspace.

0856 8:56:19 AA77 Secondary radar

return lost on ZID displays
0856 8:56:32 ZID controller attempted
to contact AA77. There was no
acknowledgement. ZID also tried
to communicate with AA77
through American Airlines
company radios
0857 MCC/T Log: Boston FAA says hijack a/c crashed into world trade center
0857 Surv Log: Airborn @ 1252
AST Trans: 8:58:09 "AST" Now we're deciding. Their saying that a civilian aircraft
has hit the world trade center.but the haven't confirmed it's American Eleven yet

0857 MCC OP Trans: 8:57:04-26 "MCC" Okay what did they say exactly, about that
aircraft that hit the building, the world trade center. "MCC" Okay Boston just talked
to us, he said he didn't want to confirm, but they're pretty sure that is, that was the
aircraft. "MCC" unconfirmed from Boston, yeah, they're pretty dogone sure it is
him, yup.
0857 MCC OP Trans: 9:57:51 "Background" What was the airborne time, 52.
0858 MCC OP Trans: 8:58:09-9:59:03 Background, they want to know what the mission 8:58:14 ZID also made severl
is, I told them the mission is holding.that's what I passed. "Background" right now, attempts to contact AA77 through
this is what was coordinated with center, we got them basically just conning south American Airlines company
of Long Island, and holding, at whatever altitude center wants to put them at. dispatch
"MCC" right, Okay. "MCC" Uh, do we have a mission, that we can pass to these
guys. "MCC" no, what they want to know is what kind of mission do we pass to
them, hold, you see what I mean, yeah. "MCC" Yea, FAA, as needed, also we are
going to be, we are holding them south of JFK for approx. ten miles, at whatever
altitude they need, so that's all we can do.

0859 Surv Log: Highjacked aircraft American Flight 1 1, 767 8:59:00 ZID controllers began
coordinating with other controllers
to protect airspace and altitude of
AA77's filed route of flight
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0900^ 9:00:00 [time approximate] New
York Radar Approach Control
controller stated "at
approximately 9:00 I observed an
unknown aircraft south of the
Newark Airport, northeast bound
and descending out of twelve
thousand nine hundre feet in a
rapid rate of descent, the radar
target terminated ath the World
Trade Center.
0901 Surv Log: Possible second highjack United flight
0903 ID Trans: 9:03:20 Background Voice. They have a possible second hijack 9:03:14 Second Impact at World
Trade Center
0903 AST Trans: "AST" Okay guys listen up, possibly we have a second hijacking
0903 MCC OP Trans: 9:03:39 "Background" United, another hijack, real world
0904 MCC OP Trans: 9:04:04 "MCC" Sir, thank you, sir, we got a, we got a unconfirmed
second hit, from another aircraft
0904 ID Trans: 9:04:10-46 Background voice 2. This 3320 is way the hell over by Lake
Erie. "ID1" Oh God, what phone were you on. "ID1" United one seven five. "ID1"
One seven five, what is it. "ID1" United 175, is the other aircraft, mode 3 is 3321

0904 MCC OP Trans: 9:04:15 Maj Rice, Hello. Hi ya doing sir, this is SGT Belluscio at
Huntress, Huntress Control, we got a hijack, uh I don't know if you guys are aware
of that, we had a couple of fighters scramble out to assist FAA, and we were
wondering if you happen to have any out in the W107, W105 area. Umm, we got a
crew airborne right now, ah I don't know where they went though, I think 204 or
212, you can find them, uh, they got team 23, we got 2 crews airborne right now,
team 23 and team 24, New York Center will be working them, there up, northeast
of New York. [Note: this likely refers to tankers]
0905 MCC/T Log: United 175 possible hijack Bos-LAX 9:05:00 NEADS logs indicate
they were notified by the FAA of
the events concerning UAL175
New York received notification
from Newardk Airport Traffic
control of a second aircraft
striking the World Trade Center
0906 ID Trans: 9:06:05 Uh, negative we just from New York Center, possible crash
also, uh, you heard about the first <yes> okay possibly a second
0907 MCC/T Log: UAL175 ID as 767
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0907 MCC OP Trans: 9:07:47-59 "MCC" Okay Foxy this what, this is what I forsee we
need to do, we need to talk to FAA, we need to tell them, this stuff keeps on going,
we need to take those fighters, put them over Manhattan, okay, that's the best
thing, that's the best place right now. "MCC" Coordinate with FAA, tell them, if
ther's more out there right now, which we don't know, let's get them over
Manhattan, at least we have some kind of play
0908 MCC OP Trans: 9:08:42-58 "Background" the second suspected aircraft is United
175, 1 just put that up theere. "MCC" Okay, this is what I got going, tell Foxy to
scramble Langley, send them in the same location. "Background" battle, battle
stations or scramble. "MCC" battle stations only at Langley

0908 ID Trans: 9:08:17-24 Yes sir just wanted to give you a heads up we have had two
confirmed, well not confirmed, one hijacked aircraft and possibly another one, and
yes we do have that information and we're working it now. This is for live world.
Live world yes.
0909 MCC/T Log: LFI on B/S @ TT for hijack threat 9:09:00 ZID notified Great Lakes
Regional Operations Center of a
possible aircraft accident of AA77
due to the simultaneous loss of
radio communications and radar
identification
0909 MCC OP Trans: 9:09:00 "MCC" Okay are you listening, what I told the FD so far
is, we need to get those fighters over Manhattan, because we don't know how
many guys out of Boston could be (garbled). "MCC" You miss three or two, there
could be more
0909 ID Trans: 9:09-25 Background 2. 09, we went battlestations at 09 [probably
Langley] "ID1" I hope they cancel the exercise because this is ridiculous.
0909 ID Trans: 9:09:43 United Airlines dispatch says that United 175 is NORDO, and is
not in radio contact. Is NORDO, is NORDO
0910 MCC OP Trans: :9: 10:09-34 "MCC" you know what, I don't like them there.
'MCC" Okay, okay, I want those fighters closer in, I want them south of JFK
0911 MCC/T Log: Both hijacks UAL175 @ A1 1 hit world trade center
0911 AICC Trans: 9:1 1 :22 Panto 45 [Otis scramble] remain current position until FAA
requests assistance [Holding area W105]
0912 ID Trans: 9:12:27 Background voice we've got Langley on battle stations "ID1"
Langley's on battle stations, okay, that's fine
0912 MCC OP Trans: 9:12:54-57 This is Manta. How are you doing sir, this is in
reference to the active air, we're trying to reach the military coordinator, we're
having a difficult time, umm, NORAD is requesting that the fighters hold over New
York
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0913 MCC OP Trans: 9:13:29-32 This is Major McCarthy who am I speaking to. This is
Major Nasypany, go ahead. Hey Nasty, are you guys watching CNN. Yup, uh
we're in the situation now, I'm kinda busy. Okay just wanted to know if you were,
good bye.
0914 MCC OP Trans: 9:14:48 "MCC" Yes sir, uh, we got Mane 85 [Tanker] going to
Whiskey One oh five right now, we also have the fighters holding there, we're
trying to move them down south of JFK, okay, we got some bad poop from FAA.

0914 ID Trans 9:14:39-50 New York, Huntress checking on United 175 apparent
confirmation on United 1 75 being the second aircraft to hit the world trade center. I
have no idea, I would have no idea of that. Okay, Boston said it was in your
airspace.
0915 9:15:00 [time approximate] ZID
Operations Manager contacted
Chicago Air route Traffic control
Center (ZAU) and advised the
Operations Manager of concern
that AA77 may have been
hijacked and that ZAU should be
on the look out (based on events
occurring in New York)
0917 ID Trans: 9:17:28-33 Scoggins, Boston Center military. Heh how you doing this
this is MAJ Nasypany. How are you doing. Um we have uh, are could shut
everything, nobody is departing... just wondering do you have people on alert that
we. I've got fighters in WHISKEY 105 right now, and I've got a tanker there as
well, I've got other aircraft on alert at Langley as well, I'm getting ready to, I've got
trackers over JFK over Boston and that area, just looking for anything suspicious.

0918 AST Trans: 9:18:22 "AST" it looks like they're pushing the fighters into New York
"Background" that KKKK is that the, "AST" that is the original point that they gave
us
0920 AST Trans: 9:20:57 "AST" Okay listen up 6, 8 whoever's on my loop, American 1 1
is still up there, he's still a hijack and he's headed for Washington

0920 MCC OP Trans: 9:20:00 "MCC" My recommendation, if we have to take anybody

out, large aircraft, we use AIM nines in the face. "MCC" If need be.
0921 MCC OP Trans: 9:21 :58 "Background voice" Third aircraft heading towards
Washington
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0922 MCC OP Trans: 9:22:05-47 "MCC" Okay, American eleven, that's the first guy,
he's still airborne, and he's heading towards Washington, okay, 1 think we need to
scramble Langley right now, and I'm goona take the fighters from Otis and chase
this guy down if 1 can find him. "MCC" Yeah, you sure. "MCC" Okay, he's heading
towards Langley, er, 1 shouls say Washington. "MCC" American eleven, the
original guy, he's still airborne, we're still getting a. "MCC" we're still getting a
position. "Background voice" do we still have a position. "MCC" Foxy, scramble
Langley, head them towards the Washington area
0922 Surv Log: LFI scrambled American flight 1 1 still airborn heading toward
Washington
0922 Surv Log: Scramble time 0924 (recheck this entry)
0922 ID Trans: 9:22:38-49 New York, Huntress ID, reference American 1 1 "ID1" I'm
calling American right now, er New York. This is New York go ahead. Yes sir we
just had, ah, knowledge that American 1 1 is still airborne headed towards
Washington, did you get that information.
0922 AST Trans 9:22:47-52 "AST" Better get Langley going guys, what did I just say,
"AST" scrambling Langley
0923 AST Trans 9:23:46 "AST" I'll get you scramble time for Langley as soon as I know
it
0923 MCC OP Trans: 9:23:10-50 "MCC" What ws the tail number. "Background Voice"
November three three four, alpha alpha. "MCC" November three three four, alpha
alpha. "MCC" If we can, we're trying to get the mode, trying to get a position on
this guy. "MCC" Okay, till then, we'll run in on them, okay, goodbye. "MCC" These
guys are smart. "Background Voice" Yeah they knew exactly what they wanted.
"Background Voice" wee what the hell was the plane that crashed. "Background
voice" probably a third hijack, is that it. "MCC" no, this is American, American
Airlines, the first one.
0924 MCC/T Log: American Airlines #N334AA hijacked [note: this is tail number for 9:24:00 Great Lakes notified
AA11] Washington Operations Center of
simultaneous loss or radio
communications and radar
identification of AA77
0924 AST Trans 9:24:33 "AST" Scramble time 24, 24 LFI, 1324, did you get that 9:24:30 UAL93 established radio
contact with Cleveland Air Route
Traffic Control Center
0925 MCC/T Log: hijack AA fit headed to Wash DC
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0925 ID Trans: 9:25:35-56 Well sir, we just found, we're trying to find out information on 9:25:00-9:30:00 [time
American 11, we just got confirmation that. We don't have anything on that one. approximate] Several IAD
You do not. We do not. Okay, are you aware he is possibly headed towards (Dulles) controllers working radar
Washington. Well, ah, we just got word from Boston, or, somewhere but we don't positions observed a primary
have anything on him yet, and uh, uh, yeah, uh, theres (sic) a lot of different things radar target tracking eastbound
going on right now.. Just want to give you a heads up sir. Okay, thank you very at a high rate of speed
much.
0925 AST Trans 9:25:53 Yes, this is New York Center Bruce Barrett, I'm the Operations 9:25:14 UAL93 again reported to
Manager, in charge, I was given this number to call <okay> reference American Cleveland Center
<okay go ahead> that he might be still flying
0926 MCC/T Log: LFI scrambled on AA Fit @ 1324Z
0926 AST Trans 9:26:16-59 New York Center, what do you need to know. Well, we got
told to call this number, and there ws an unconfirmed report that American 11 was
still in the air. Okay, hold on. "AST" I need somebody now, i got New York Center
on the line, telling me they were told to call this number, to confirmthat American
11 was still flying. Sir, right now we're not sure, we can't confirm it's still flying or
not. Okay, if you get any information you will be in contact with the ATC facilities to
ensure that they get that information. Yes. Thank you very much.

0927 ID Trans: 9:26:26-57 Background voice. American Airlines (garbled) is'nt (sic) the
one that hit their airborn still hijacked headed towards Washington. Background
voice. It was American Airlines One One. Background voice. The first one they
thought hit. "Backgroun. He's still airborn, he's still out there, but we can't get a
position on him. All they know is he's headed towards Washington. "ID1" do you
copy that, Boston's missing another aircraft, "bacground" Boston is now missing
another aircraft copy "ID1" there is (Sic) 3 unaccounted for aircraft, more aircraft
unaccounted for. Boston.
0927 MCC/T Log: Boston FAA says another a/c is missing
0927 MCC OP Trans: 9:27:30 "MCC" (Garbled) United one seven five, American one
one, we're getting information now that, American, the first one we, that hit, may be
still airborne
0928 MCC OP Trans 9:28:39-45 "Background voice" oh, ther's three planes 9:28:19 A radio transmission of
unaccounted for, there's three planes. "Background Voice" thjere's AAL11 not unintelligible sounds of possible
accounted for, may still be airborne headed towards Washington, United hit the scfreaming or a struggle from an
world trade center, and the third that hit the world trade center we're not sure unknown origin was heard over
about. ZOB (Cleveland) radio
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0928 AICC Trans: 9:28:36-53 "Background" OK, the original hijack that started all of, is 9:28:54 A second radio
AAL Twenty-One [sic] 767, N334AA, he has never been found, he is not one of the transmission, mostly
aircraft that did that, they expect that he is on his way to Washington, right here, unintelligible, again with sounds
your [sic] gonna take your fighters up, your gonna CAP on this area, we're gonna of possible screaming or a
hit up some tracks, see if we can find a likely que. "Background" if we can find one, struggle and a statement, "get oui
we're gonna intercept it and get a visual ID [Note: this is likely a conversation with of her, get out of here" was heard
Langley scrambled fighters] over ZOB radio. At same time,
ZOB controller observed that
UAL93 had descended
0929 ID Trans: 9:29:02-50 Hi, this is Huntress calling, umm, I was told to give you a 9:29:29 ZOB controller made
buzz, for our mission crew commander, any information, I guess 3 aircraft out of several attempts to contact UAL
Boston are missing and, 2 of them has hit the world trade center and one is 93 without receiving
enroute to Washington, did you get that information. Receiver cannot be heard at acknowledgement. 9:29:50 ZOB
all. Yeah, American 11, is not the aircraft that crashed it is still airborn, did you get controlelr began moving other
that information. That's what we just found out. But we don't know where it is aircraft away from UAL93
though, it headed toward Washington, was, was the last information. I don't know,
but someone better get the President this is not good. Background. Someone
better get looking for this guy. Uh, yeah, we just went up, but I not gonna say to
much right now, I just wanted to give you a heads up, urn, but do you have any
information where American one one is right now, or anything

0930 ID Trans: 9:30:06-50 I just want to say one more thing, thank you, Washington, I
don't know if they don't think this is serious or not, but they are not, unless they
hear from like the centers if you could give them a heads up and let them know
that this is. Washington Center, there not, really not at all. Okay sir. Background
voice, we got to get a point out on that American Airlines. Background, we do, we
got to get it out of Langley, they scrambled. Background, they got him. "ID1"
Boston is calling Washington right now. Background, I don't know if they got him
yet, but Langley scrambled. Background, what's up. "ID1" umm, Boston has no
clue where they are, and, he's gonna let Washington Center know that this is very
serious .
0930 MCC OP Trans: 9:30:41 "MCC" I'm gonna have three fighters out of Langley
0931 AICC Trans: "Background" I want you guys to take these guys, right about there 9:31:57 A third radio transmission
<okay> and locate your Z track about halfway between BWI and MCF <wilko> , ostly unintelligible, may sound
like an individual out of breath,
more unintelligible words and
what sounds like "bomb on
board" from an unknown origin
was heard over ZOB radio
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0932 ID Trans: 9:32:23-9:34:07 Huntress ID, unsecure line. Huntress ID, this is 9:32:31 A fourth radio
Washington Center, Operations Manager, uh okay, I guess you had called transmission stated "did you hear
here a couple of times, you never talked to me.... Okay there are 3 aircraft that transmission that reported a
missing out of Boston, I just spoke to Boston, they said they are not sure of bomb on board?" from an
the 3rd call sign, but they do have 2 one is United 175 and the other is unknown origin was heard over
American one, one, they thought that American one one crashed into the ZOB radio
world trade center, along with United 175 however American one one is not
the aircraft that crashed...that was not the aircraft headed into the world
trade center, that hit it <okay> that Boston is saying, the last known, and I'm
not sure where through the grapevine we heard it is people calling is
American one one was headed for Washington, that is the only thing. Was
headed for where. Washington. Okay...But remember nothing has been
confirmed as far as which aircraft hit the world trade center, but the other
one, we have information is heading for Washington. Okay, let me tell you
this, I, we (sic) been looking, we have also lost American 77.

0933 AICC Trans: "SD2" call Giant Killer, tell them reference QUIT 25 work with ATC, 9:33:00 [time approximate] An
want them direct Bait, direct BWI for now, and have them come up on, ah, 22, Operations Supervisor at IAD
23.46 in his Aux frequency to talk to Huntress. advised the Hhite House Office of
the Secret Service of an unknown
aircraft heading in the direction of
the White House, fast moving. A
controller was providing the same
information to controllers working
at Reagan Airport Traffic Control
(DCA). The IAD Supervisor also
provided continuous updates on a
critical event teleconference
established at the Federal
Aviation Administration
Headquarters building.

0933 MCC OP Trans: 9:33:34 Background Voice: Langleys airborn [sic], we haven't [9:33:14 JSS radar files show that
taken a hand off yet, but their airborn AA77 was just beginning its 360
degree turn to the right
0934 MCC/T Log: American 77 fit to LA lost/unable to locate
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MCC OP Trans: 9:34:23-50 "Background Voice" What was that American what. 9:34:50 ZOB controller observed
0934
"Background Voice" American 77. "Background Voice" Write that down, American UAL93 climbing with
77. I would like you to work with Center, we need them to go direct Baltimore authorization. The aircraft had
Washington International and have them bring up Huntress on the Auxiliary started a turn to the southeast,
Frequency 234.6. Well you got QUIT 25 going east to the airspace now you want also without authorization.
him to go direct Baltimore. Yes Sir, we're not gonna take him in 386. Okay one he
goes to Baltimore what do you want him to do. Just have him contact us on 234
decimal six, we just need, instead of us taking handoffs and then handing him
back, just tell Center we need him over Baltimore.
0934 AICC Trans: 9:34:19-46 Huntress, Giant Killer go ahead. Yes Sir, in regards to
Quit 25 [Langley scramble] I would like you to, ah, work with center, we need them
to go direct Baltimore Washington International...Once he goes to Baltimore, what
do you want us to do. Just have him contact us on Aux...we just need, instead of
taking handoffs to us, and us handing them back, just tell center, they gotta go to
Baltimore.
0935 MCC/T Log: LFI airborne at TT
0936 ID Trans: 9:36:19 Background. We have an aircraft 6 miles east. Indianopolis 9:36:00 Personnel at DCA issued
(sic) Center (Background) Huntress side 6 miles east of the White House traffic advisories on the unknwon
aircraft to a military C130 aircraft
that had departed Andrews Air
Force Base. When the C130
aircraft (GOFER06) reported the
unidentified aircraft in sight, the
pilot was instructed to follow the
unknown aircraft
0936 MCC OP Trans: 9:36:37-9:37:38 "MCC" Okay Foxy, I got a aircraft 6 miles east of
the White House get your fighters there. "Background Voice" Did that come from
Boston. "Background Voice" He's deviating for FAA. "Background Voice" Do you
want to authorize the AFIO, do to authorize it right now. "Background Voice" Giant
Killer, Huntress 924, weapons, 386. Go Ahead. Ma'am we are going AFIO right
now with QUIT 25, they are going direct Washington. QUIT 25 is ah, is, ah, we're
handing him off to center, right now. Ma'am we need that expedited right now, we
got to contact them on 2346, we need them. Roger that, Kilo Bravo.

0937 MCC OP Trans: 9:37:46-59 "Background Voice" That's the radar only guy, right
there. "Background Voice" radar only. "Background Voice" This guy right here,
Bravo 013. Background Voice, no. "MCC" Bravo 032. " " Thjis dude right here.
0937 ID Trans: 9:37:06 Background. Huntress Side six miles east and losing altitude
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AICC Trans: "Presumed Background" we're going direct DC with my guys, okay,
0937
okay, okay
093T ID Trans: 9:38:21 Background. Huntress Well they better know now they got a 9:38:00 GOFER06 reported that
target 6 SW the unknwn aircraft had crashed
into the western side of the
Pentagon
0939 ID Trans: 9:39:39-50 And when was that last update sir. That was at approx 9:39:12 A fifth radio transmission,
1256Z (8:56). Background. Huntress 1256 Zulu that was his last known point. mostly unintelligibl, stated words
Thank you sir. Yes. Background Mueller, heading and speed, heading and speed that may sound like
"captain,...bomb on board,...our
demands,...remain quiet"

0939 AICC Trans: 9:39:19 Quit 25 vectors 330, max subsonic, the mission is to uh, 9:39:59 ZOB notified Great Lakes
standby ROC of the screams and
statement from unknwn origin,
believed to be UAL93
0940
0941 MCC/T Log: Delta 89 possible hijack Bos/Vegas 9:41:00 Secondary radar return
and flight information becomes
intermittent [UAL93] and
eventually failed on ZOB radar
displays
0941 MCC OP Trans: "Background Voice" SGT (garbled) did you know that Bravo 033
your gonna, "background Voice" no I didn't. Okay Bravo 032 if you look over
Washington. "Background Voice" Bravo 33. No, Bravo 032. "Background Voice",
copy. Is a track of interest that they worried about, that was six miles out of
Washington, okay. "Background Voice" They got the White House or Pentagon
that what you need to guess, right.
0944 9:44:31 ZOB controller notified
Pittsburgh Terminal Radar
Approach North Arrival controller
of the unanticipated turn, the loss
of secondary radar return and
0945 9:45:00 PIT controller notified
Operations Supervisor of events
surrounding UAL93. PIT
controller also manually initiated
radar tracking of the primary
AICC Trans: Team 23 Huntress copy all recommend left hand turn, your on the
Eastern side of 386
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0949 ID Trans: 9:49:27 "ID1" Pentaon got it, did you just head that, the Pentagon just
got it. Background voice We're trying to get Toledo up after that Delta flight

0949 ID Trans: 9:49:32-9:50:26 Hey, uh, Huntress ID, Washington Center, hey I got a
triple, I mean a 7777 code just west, come out of Patuxat (sic) restricted area at
23,000 feet, uh, he's about 15 miles east of uh, Nottingham, I need to know
anything about that aircraft he's at 23,000 feet. Please standby, sir, that might be
our fighters, standby, I'll confirm that "ID1" Joe can you confirm the triple seven
code, this is Washington Center, "ID1" the triple seven code. Those are our
fighers sir. Uh, I believe out of Atlantic City, Otis, I'm sorry sir. Okay, so ah,
approx 10 miles due est of Nottingham, that's your fighters. Ah, standby, standby,
ther're out of Langley and their (sic) our birds, yes. There's 3 birds, yes headed
your way. Okay, great, thanks a lot.
0950 9:50:47 CONR CO log AICC Trans: 9:50:29 "Background" Quit 25 going to NCA
opened
0950 MCC OP Trans: 9:50:59 "Background Voice" Well it's on there, the Pentagon has
been hit, I don't know where that information cam from, I put unconfirmed.
0951 MCC OP Trans 9:51 :37-51 "MCC" Talk to me about my Langley guys, I want them
over NCA now. "MCC" Okay I need a Langley guy over NCA now.
0952 AICC Trans: 9:52:26 "Background" Okay, yup, we're going NCA
0953 AICC Trans: 9:53:12-16 Alright then we're gonna come right to 312. Quit 25
continue your right turn to 330
0953 AICC Trans: 9:53:43 Quit 25 Huntrss, do you see any smoke from the area of the
Pentagon. Uh. Stand by
0955
0956 9:56:56 Track of UAL93 was no
longer visible on PIT radar
displays
0958 MCC OP Trans: 9:58:00 [NEAD is recalling its off duty watch teams] "Background
voice" Sir, I recalled all of Charlie crew surveillance, and two ID techs. "MCC"
Fine, make that WADS as well.
1000 10:00:00 [time approximate] Pilot
of a VFR aircraft reported
sighting a UL aircraft in vicinity of
Latrobe airport. Pilot reported that
UA aircraft's landing gear was
down, the wings were rocking,
and that the aircraft appeared to
be in distress
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1001 ID Trans: "ID1" 10:01 :12 What do we have going on right now nothing, ah
(Background) the only thing is with the Pentagon, we need to get information on
American one, one
1002 ID Trans: 10:02:13 (Background) I want to get in touch with Washington CWY (sic)
and see if they can, some way, find American one one, last known flight level 290,
now we had that aircraft hit the Pentagon, we're trying to get confirmation that it's
not AAL 11 or it is, and if it's not, is it headed somehwere else.

1002 MCC OP Trans: 10:02:58-10:03:13 "Background" unconfirmed, of a fifth airplane

(Garbled). "Background" we're already established over Washington, We're
running intercepts on anything that looks suspicious. "MCC" Okay, but did the
Pentagon get whacked, did thety get hit.
1004~^ AICC Trans: 10:04:44 Huntress, Quit 25 that's , that's affirmative there's smoke 10:04:00 [time approximate] ZOB
coming from the Pentagon controller indicated that UAL93
primary radar terminated in
vicinity of Somerset,
Pennsylvania
1005
1006 ID Trans: 10:06:38 What we found out is that he is not a confirmed hijack [either
Delta 89 or flight out of Canada] and that I don't even want to worry about that now,
uh we got a United 93 out here and uh, are you aware of that uh, has a bomb on
board. A bomb on board
1007 MCC/T Log: Bomb on board UAL93 over Pittsburg 10:07:00 In response to a request
from a ZOB controller, N20VF, a
Falcon Jet, reported observing
puffs of smoke in vicinity of
UAL93's last known position

1007 MCC OP Trans: 10:07:21-50 "Background" United 93, He's got a bomb, he's going
where to where. "MCC" United 93, bomb on board, out of where,
Boston "MCC" Intercept and divert that aircraft away from there. "MCC" Okay
we got, did you hear that, that aircraft over the White House, whats the word,
intercept.
1007 AICC Trans: 10:07:23-59 Baltimore is saying something about an aircraft over the
White House, any worries. Negative, standby "SD2" did you copy that SD, center
said there is an aircraft over the White House, any words "SD2" by center. Quit
25 Huntress. Quit 25, mission is intercept aircraft over White House, use FAA for
guidance. "Background" divert aircraft away from White House, intercept and
divert.
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1007 ID Trans: 10:07:01-09 What we want to know, is, did you scramble airplanes for
that Delta 1989. We did, out of Selfridge and Toledo sir. Did you, did you, are
they in the air now. Yes they are. Is there any way we can get them to where this
United is.
1008 MCC OP Trans: 10:08:01-05 "Background" going to Pittsburgh. "Background" no
the one with the bomb is near Pittsburgh. "MCC" the, aircraft, over the, White
House. "MCC" no not yet.
1008 ID Trans: 10:08:39-40 Background, center, how did we confirm that United has a
bomb on board. Background, center, I heard it on the frequency. Okay, he heard
it on the frequency, yes.
1008 AICC Trans: 10:08:02-43 Quite 25 how copy. Copy. Quit 25 divert the aircraft
from the White House. Quit 25 divert the aircraft. Quit 25 when able I need type of
aircraft. "SD2" I need a Z point for the White House. "SD2" Can I get a Z point for
the White House
1008 MCC OP Trans: 10:08:32 "Background Voice" Yes, that's confirm, bomb on board,
United 93
1009 ID Trans: 10:10:28 Sir we have 4 aircraft, 2 out of Selfridge, 2 out of Toledo, let
me see where they're currently headed, at this position. Okay, they were following
Delta 1989, right now their probably going to commit towards the bomb aircraft

1009 AICC Trans: 10:09:39-56 Quick 26 how far is the suspect aircraft. Standby. About
15 miles huntress. Huntress copies 22 miles. Fifteen miles Huntress. 15 miles,
one five
1010 MCC OP Trans: 10:10:39-10:11:06 "MCC" Yeah, okay, got it. "MCC" Negative
clearance to shoot. "MCC" Jamie, God Dammit, "MCC" Negative clearance
to fire.
1011 10:11:31 WADS AICC Trans: 10:11:08-23 "SD2" There to low I can't talk to them.
asked CONR DCO "Background" Negative clearance to fire. Okay, I told them mission was ID,
"What ROE are we and that was it. "Background" they can do watever they need to divert but,
working under?" they are not clear to fire.. "SD2" I understand, I have no comms, there [sic]
verv low
1011 AICC Trans 10:11:30-40 Quit 26, Huntress, I need one aircraft to stay high so
I can radio relay. Quit 26, 2 aircraft are up, 25 is down lookin [sic]. Huntress
copies, reiterate mission is ID type and (garbled) divert if necessary

1012 MCC OP Trans: 10:12:03-15 [Possible conversation with either Andrews or

Toledo/Selfridge. How are you doing Major Nasypany. I'm doing, well as good as
can be expected, Uh, I got guys that will be launching in about 15 minutes.
Appreciate it, uh, are they loaded. We got hot guns that all I got. Hot guns, well
that's good enough for me, for the time being.
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1014 10:14:46 CONRDCO MCC OP Trans: 10:14:52 "Background" Nine three is down, northeast of Camp
tells WADS/SEADS David, that's he one with bomb on board. "MCC" He's down, did he crash or.
"report status. . .bring "background" I think so.
up with live missiles.
Cleared to load
slammers on all ASA
jets"
1014 ID Trans: 10:14:20-52 Also sir, I want to give you a heads up, United 93, do you
have any informtion on that. Yeah, he's down. He's down. Yes. When did he land,
we didn't get. He did not land. Oh, He's down. Yeah somehwere up northeast of
Camp David. Northeast of Camp David. Yeah, that's the last report, they, they,
don't know exactly where. "ID 1" Northeast of Camp David. Sir, no confirmation of
a blowup or anything like that. Well they said they sent a C-1 30 over there and he
said yes, he was in the ground. On the ground, safe. Nope, blew up.

1015
1016 10:16:39 CONRDCO
"peacetime ROE still"
1020
1025
1030
1031 10:31:01 CONRDCO
"Vice President has
cleared to us to
intercept tracks of
interest and shoot
them down if they do
not respond er CONR
CC
1041 1 0:41 :00 ZOB operations
manager made official notification
to Great Lakes [about UAL93]
FAA note: Although this is the
officially documented notificaiton
time, FAA officials were aware of
the accident as the events were
reported as they occurred on a
critical event teleconference
established at the FAA
headquarters building
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1042 1 0:42:49 CONRDCO
"Clearance to shoot
from Vice President is
to save lives on the
ground if A/C do not
respond
1045
1100
1103 MCC/T Log: NEADS ordered to DEFCON 3
1107 11:07:33CONRDCO
DEFCON 3 ordered
1115
1130
1145
1158 11:58:37 CONRDCO
SCATANA has been
ordered
1200
1230
1300
1320 Surv Log: DEFCON 3 declared
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1400
1430
1445
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1600
1700
1800
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