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5 DCC 1923 Ops phone 5128 Position 28 1215-1315 UTC

Transcribed by Bonavada

Ops Phone Position 28 12:15 – 13:15 UTCTranscript of MP3 file.Text font black indicates good confidence of interpretation of the word/wordsTextfont redindicates I’m fairly confident of my interpretation of the word/words****indicates no interpretation (Garbled, inaudible overlapped etc) Please let me know of any additions, changes to interpretations and timings you maymake so I can check and adjust if necessary

KEY

(?) Unknown speaker.

[BG] Speech in background.(BGMV) Background? Eavesdrop? Multiple voices. Male and female .(NY) New York Centre.

(BOS) Boston Centre Terry?(SW) Severe Weather.(Tom) Command Centre?(CC) Command Centre(Rick ) Command Centre?(NE) New England Command Centre(NTSB) National Transportation Safety Board(TV) TV Broadcast.(JENOPS) Jennifer. Command Centre?(ACI) ?

Significant Activity.00:16:30 (12:30:30 UCT)

Lost radio/transponder. Aircraft tracked SSW. Reports of threats from cockpit.Examining tapes of cockpit voices for more information

00:33:13 (12:47:13 UCT)

More discussions of hijack threats. Reports of “stewardess stabbed”. Possibility of pilot or co-pilot “keying the mike” as threats were made. Trying to get the military inon the case “get someone up to take a look”. NY Centre reports they lost the primaryabout twenty miles west of Kennedy and reports an ELT in the area. Kennedy Towerreports a fire at the WTC, that linked to the lost aircraft. Confirmation from CNN. Theplane has hit the tower. CNN live broadcast piped into telecom.

Timestamp:-00:39:13 (12:53:13 UCT)

(corresponds to the minute with recording)Background discussion about the Trade Centre strike :- “what hit the World Trade…...can’t be American…..not enough damage…..went from five hundred knots downto two fifty in the vicinity of the World Trade…..looks like it may have clipped theside….. there’d be debris all over the…..it’s too much of a coincidence I think.Someone stuck in traffic bumper to bumper…..”this is serious stuff”

00:44:50 (12:58:50 UCT)

Bob of NTSB wants details of the crashed aircraft. Told that they are awaiting theresult of examination of the cockpit voice tape downstairs.

00:47:58 (13:01:58 UCT)

Discussion about whether the hijacker said plane (singular) or planes (plural) (thelatter is confirmed later in the recording.) Second plane hitting the Tower isconfirmed. “Alert the millitary”

00:51:33 (13:05:33 UCT)

Feasibility of communicating with all airborne traffic to warn them of events andincrease cockpit security discussed.

TRANSCRIPT START00:00:00

(Certification Announcement)This re-recording has been prepared by the Air Traffic Control System CommandCentre. The subject concerns aircraft hijackings involving American Eleven, UnitedOne Seventy Five, American Seventy Seven and United Ninety Three on Septembereleventh two thousand one during the time-frame twelve fifteen to fifteen fifteenUniversal Co-ordinated Time. The time frame appearing on this side of the tape istwelve fifteen to thirteen fifteen Universal Co-ordinated Time. The facility involvedin this communication is the Air Traffic Control System Command Centre. Theposition being re-recorded is an operational phone at position twenty eight, a sparephone line. I hereby certify that the following is a true re-recording of the originalrecorded transmission pertaining to these aircraft hijackings.My name is Mary L. Boeingand I am employed as a management and programmeanalyst with the September Eleventh Archive Project in the System OperationsService.RECORDING START

00:01:00 (12:15:00 UCT)

00:16:30 (12:30:30 UCT)

(?) TSD**** did pick him up. (?)****Primary only?(?) Primary only.

(?) OK?(?) OK.(?) That’s good, thank you.(?) Uh, hold on one,moresecond Boston.

00:16:52 (12:30:52 UCT)

(?) No I’m just trying to reach him, I haven’t been able to reach him.(Tom) Well, Boston Centre claims that uh, uh they lost radio communication with theaircraft [ BG?And his tranponder.And his transponder ] and the transponder. Andthere’s also uh they’re tracking the primary target at this point it was last known at uhflight level two nine zero.(?) Uhhu.(Tom) And he appears to have tracked uh south south westnow. And uh also therewas some mention of some sort of uh, uh threathe’smadeanduh. (?)Hemade?(Tom) A threat from the cockpit orathreat(?)Oh shit, what a good **** (?)**** in the,in the cockpitthen andBoston’s uncertain exactly what was said I guess their gonna try topullthe tapes as quickly as they can.(?) Hey uh Tom, where can I reach you back? What number at?(Tom) Uh, seven oh three uh, seven oh eight five one one five.(?) OK.(?)Allright.(?) OK I’ll call you back.Thank you.

00:27:29 (12:41:29 UCT)

(SW) Severe weather.(?) Hey Severe Weather this is**** good morning.I’m only calling coz I just wantedto see what you guys have ontaptoday. Forthe wholeday.You know,especially during my shift from six thirty to two thirty. I figured we don’t have much****so if you wanteduscall usclosedor not to call us we’re OK.