9/11 Attacks: Air Threat Conference Call Transcript

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EA: All conferees
please
stand b.
EA: All conferees
please
stand b.
DDO: NORAD/USSPACECOM.
This is
the
HORAe: HORAn has no information,

Roger. We have dated
DDO:
want to update.
have
And, it
viciDity
has to do with basically
than the three
and just
what we
we were discussing
in the
NORAD,
DDO; you get the request?
NORAD:
Stand by,
pop up in Alaska.
sir.
:I just
preliminary
information
only.
6331 north;
15236 west;
basically
altitude
6,000 feet.
information
:I have.
we've got no information
:It's
by the
unknown
Alaska
:I can give you
COMM's:ID 0273, the position

central
Alaska at a speed
And again.
that's
all
not been Ops Worthy here and
from Alaska because
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the system~_~
this
has just
DDO:Roger, appreciate
over the continental
had a. fourth
:It has not been briefed
to the COllllDalld
Center yet.
of 154 knots,
information
of Alaska.
DDO:
the
sir.
in the air and also to confirm. that we have no
unknowns other
region
DDO.
that.
We have no UDknowns
United States?
NORAD:
That'S
affirmative,
unknowns over the continental
u.S.
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sir.
There are no
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DDO:Roger. And also,
just
recap basically
we have of the DC CAP, New York CAPand also

airborne
area
in the vicinity
what
what' s
of Air Porce One or circling
the
of the route.
NORAD:Stand by, sir.
information
here
I'm still
waiting
for
on Air Force One moving. We don' t have anything
other
than
just
preliminary
STRATCOII:
Break,
break;
reports,
sir.
DDO, STRATCOM.
DDO:S'l'RATCOII,
DOO.
STRATCOM:
We have the understanding
President
is airborne.
DOO:Roger,
Washington,
Air Force One is

sir.
that
airborne.
And, understand
en route
STRATCOM:
That's
our understanding.
noo:
Thank you much.
Roger,
we did just
airborne
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on their
sir.
continued
they're
talk
confirming
to Air Force One and they
~~ur
And NORAD,DDO. I need to confirm. the
work on that
&1so providing
HMX-Onealso.
are
way to Andrews Air Force Base.
DDO:-.!oge_!:.~
__
~~is__~s the DDO.Appreciate
confirmation.
back to
D.C.
VENUSCONTROL:
This is Venus Control
that
the
CAP. We need to make sure

the CAPprovided
that
over the BELOS
from
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NORAD: Roger.
DDO: Again, I said HMX-One. Make sure the CAP is
also over the helicopter.
NORAD: NORAD copies.
COL MCKOWN: Hello. This is Col JlcKown. Are you
being helped?
DDO: This is the DDO.
HORAD: DOO, this is HORAD.
DDO: NORAD, DDO.
HORAn: Roger. Say location of helicopters
requesting CAP support.

DDO: Say again your request.
HORAn: Say location of helicopters requesting CAP
support.
DDO: Roger. ma-One
and Helos are the ones that
are basically located in the vicinity of Anacostia and

Andrews Air Force Base and Pentagon as far as the route
They move the POTOS. We need to make sure there's a CAP
over that area when they start moving.
HORAn: Roger, we currently have a CAP over the
Washington, D.C. area, sir.
000: Roger, then we're in good shape. Especially
monitor the President's Helos as they start moving.
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be able to tell you when that's happening through this
conference.
HORAn: RORAn copies.
EA: All conferees please stand by.
NORAD: Break, break, NORAD with an input.
DDO: This is DOO, go ahead.
NORAD: Yes, sir. NORAn currently tracking four
unknown tracks in the Alaska !lORAn Region. All tracks due
to speed and altitude appear to be probably local bush
pilots in prop aircraft that might Dot have received the
word yet about SCATANA and the events occurring in the
Alaskan NORAD Region. We're going to continue to monitor.
However, Alaska has deferred tactical action at this time
due to possible ID's on all of these contacts as possible
small craft aircrafts. HORAD complete.
DDO: DDO copy.
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EA.:
All conferees please stand by.
EA.:
All conferees stand by.
EA.:
EA:
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DDD: Marine OPs Center, DDO. Last calling
station, you're coming in garbled. EA, please confirm that
the Marine OP Center is still. in the conference.
EA:
EA,
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
roger.
this is DDO 1
DDO,
1. We had dropped
off but we're back up on net.

DDO:
EA:
This is DDO coming on. Roger.

EA: All
conferees please stand. by.
DOO: Sir, DDO.

LT. COL. MASIELLO: Hi, this is Lt. Col. Masiello
in the Chair.man's office. The Chairman is on the ground and
he has departed Andrews. ETA here is probably
about 20
mics.
DDO:
Great. i"hanks.
L~. COL. MASIELLO: Out here.

NORAD:
Center about an unknown contact lS
nautical mi1es south of Saginaw, Michigan. And, if so, are

we responding with our Chicago based CAP?
Stand by, sir.
NORAD:
Roger.
coordinates
!lORAD:
nat'
15 miles south of Saginaw?

8
correct. 1: hope.
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reports
DDO:HORAD,this
is
NORA:Yes, sir.
Stand by. Yes, we're
from Cleveland
of Saginaw, Michigan.
in fact,
see that
Center
15 miles,
an unknown contact
the DDO.Can you repeat.
through
that
is
getting
the FAA, that

one, five
miles
Looking for confirmation
that
we have
south
we do,
unknown.and confirmation.
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EA: All conferees
please
stand by.
EA: All conferees
please
stand
by.
DDO:Air Porce Ops, DDO.

AIR FORCEOPS: Air Porce Ops.
DDO:Can you confirm that
hospi tal
en route
there'S
a hundred bed
to McGuire and Andrews.
AIR FORCEOPS: Can confirm what? You were broken.

DDO:That a hundred bed hospital
is
on its
way to
McGuire and Andrews Air Force Bases.
Am FORCEOPS: Okay, one more time. Whois en

route?
DDO: A one hundred bed hospital.
AIR FORCEOPS: Okay.
CORR:sir,
sector
this
is
is working the issue.
CORR,the northeast
We don't
defense
have anything
now.
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He's standing
by.
RORAn:CORRthis
indications
at this
is NORAD.
Understand you have
no
time?
CORR: That's
right.
No contact
yet,
sir.
Roger.
HORAn:
DIX>: And. DOC, what is the source of information

on this
contact?
RAOC:Say again,
please.
DDO:Roger. Just
trying
source was of this
contact.
to find
What is
out what the
the soUrce of the
iDformationissued?
RAOC:This came to us through our FAA rep.
the infoxmation
from the 1oca1 center.
DDO:FAAare you online?

confirm that
lie got
FAA is
still
(pause)
EA please
on1ine.
EA.:
EA, roger.
EA.:
Break, break,
EA double checking
FAA.
DDO: Roger.
Break, break.
DDO: Sir,
DDO.
LT. COL. MASIELLO:

Hi, this
is
Lt.
Col. Masiello.
I just
got off
the phone with the Chairman. Be's
want to survey the damage before
it
gets
dark.
going to
:Is there
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somebody available that can link up with him when he comes
in the building to take him out there if he wants to go to
the site?
DDO: Stand by. {pause} We're going to have
someone call you back on another line. X have the

conference on this phone.
LT. COL. MASIELLO: Okay.
DDO: But yeah, we're running
Do
someone down now.
you expect him to be about ten minutes?

LT. COL. MASIELLO: Five or ten minutes.
DDO: Roger.
LT. COL. KASIELLO: Okay, great. '!'hanksa lot.
OUt here.
0:
Break, break. DDO, White Bouse is wOrking
bringing FAA back
OD
up.
DDO: Roger, appreciate
it.
EA: DIX>, White Rouse trying to contact FAA.

DDO: DDO, roger.
CONK: This is CONR calling Northeast Air Defense

Sector. There is no contact with Saginaw air.plane. The
Chicago CAP is in place. We're monitoring
that. CORR. out.
DDO: CORR, this is DDO. I need to confi~.
understand
the CAP is up in that vicinity
TO SECRET.
and they don't
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monitor anything or
YOU
see anything on that unknown?
CORR: That's correct, sir.

DDO:
Roger.
CORR: Still following up and no contact as of

yet. Chicago CAP is in place.
ODO:
Roger. This is DDO. Keep us infoxmed.
CONR: Roger. COD

EA: ~l
DDO:
standin.g by.
con.ferees please stand by.
Sir, DDO.
LT. COL. MASIELLO: Hi, it's Lt. Col. Masiello

with the Chairman's office. He said he'S about five minutes
out. The first thing he'S going to want to do is inspect
the damage to the building when he gets here, OK? And, then
when he comes
ODO:
okay. Which entrance is he coming into?
LT. COL. MASrELLO: He'S coming into the River

eAtrance so if samebody's out there -- I don't know what
the best way to go, if it's better to drive over there or
to walk him around. I'm not sure, OK? J:: don't know enough
about the outside of the building, which way woul.d be
faster to get to it. The other thing if you could pass on
to the Director, that when he gets back in here after he's
looked at the building and surveyed the damage he wants to
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meet for a few minutes with the (J2), the (J3) and the
Director following
-- he's going to want to meet with the
Vice first thing but then right after that he wants to meet
with the two, the three and the Director.
DDD:
Okay, and we don' t know haw long
it's going
to take him to walk around.

LT.
COL.
KASIELLO:
Yeah, if it's a walk around,
how long is that going to be? :I don't know but figure 20 or

30 minutes.
DDO: Okay. We'll call you right back.

LT.
COL.
MASIELLO:
If you can pass that along.
Out here.
CENTCOM:
DDO, CENTCOH.
DDO: CENTCOH, DDO.

CEN'l'C0I4:
the movements
Roger, sir. Are you going to poll us for
in regards to the event or do you want them
passed down?
DDO: Roger. I was off the net for a second. What
are you referring
CEHTCOM:
to?
You had asked for potential movements
regards to the event that has occurred.

DDO: Affir.mative, the event
.CEN'l'CO)J:CENTCON is ready to pass.
in
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DDO: Is it fairlY len~thy?

CENTCOM: No, sir, just a few.
DDO: Roger, please send it.
CEN'l'COM:
I E.O.
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13526, section 1.4(a)
and we are attempting to move CINe CENT from
Souda Bay ~ck

DDO:
to MacDillAir
YOU
Force Base.
said attempt to move the CINC back to
where and are you having problems making that happen?

CENTCON: No, sir. It's being planned right now.
He is in Souda Bay. This is a planned TDY on his way to the
AOR and he is currently, like
said in Souda, and we're
working on ~etting him back to NacDil1.

DDO: Roger. That's good information.
Thanks for
the update.
CEN'l'CON:
CEH'l'COH
complete.
WBI~E HOUSE: DDO, White House.
DDO:_ White House, DDO .
._ __
WHITE BOUSE: ~er,
__
..
._.
have FAA back on the line.
DDO: Roger. Stand by. understand

WBrJ.'E
..__ __ -
BOUSE: Roger.
FAA: FAA.
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FAA.
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DDO: FAA, ODO. What we're looking for was
confirmation
on the unknown that we had in the vicinity
Saginaw, Michigan. Right now we have a
CAP
reporting
of
that
they don't see anything in this area. Can you confirm?

FAA: Negative. Stand by.
EA: All conferees please stand b.Y.
EA: All conferees please stand b.Y.
MORAD: Break, break, NORAD with an update.
ODO: BORAD, ODO, provide your uPdate.
HORAn: Roger, sir. We've got four unknown tracks
in the Alaskan HORAD region. Three of those four tracks,
all three with the exception of the northernmost
track
right up at the north end of Alaska have faded out of radar

coverage.
This supports our assumption
local bush pilots and propeller
that these were
aircraft. They just did not
receive the word about the events in Alaska. ODce we get

any sort of verification
on that we will update. However,
at this time they have faded out of radar coverage with the
exception of the northernmost
route.
DDO: Roger. And, if I: understand
the northermDOst
track was a slow mover. Was that the 0255?

HORAn: That was 0254, sir.
DDO: Roger,. yeah J: have that one too, 0254.
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Okay. That's
basically
a slow mover.
NORAn:Roger.
DOO:Understand
and keep us posted.
NORAD:WILCO.
DDO:NORAn,DOO.
NORAD:NORAD,sir.
DDO: Did you determine
how long you plan
to keep
CAPs over D.C. and New York?

NORAD:It's
DDO:
undetermined
at
Roger. Whose guidance
key.
We have a lot
now and we are going to Deed that
sir.
from?
sir.
If you can find
of heavy hitters
paint,
a.re you working
RORAD:crsc NORAD
guidance,
DDO: Roger.
this
out tha.t's
pretty
moving back in the

CAPup there
area
pretty
quickly.
NORAD:Roger~ Understood,
sir.
DDO:And. currently.
request
that
is
coming from.
the White House.

~
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EA.i
.. All ~_~nf~~ees .please
s.~~d ~.~
J:A: All conferees
please
stand
by.
EA: All
please
stand
by.
conferees
Can you give me a number of

EA: All conferees
please
comm
stand
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~.
Center?
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EA: All conferees
please
stand by.
DDO: NORAD, DDO.

NORAD: NORA, go ahead,
sir.
DDO:HORAD, are you running down that

CAP? The White House has been told
on station
until
at least
HORAn:
Washington,
Stand by,
DDO: Roger.
NAOC:
it's
of
go.ing to be
noon tomorrow. Can you confirm?
NORAD: Which CAPagain,

DIX>: The
that
list
D.
sir?
c.
CAP.
sir.
Standing
NAOC tertiary
NORA]):DDO,this
by.
here
in the
conference.
is BORAD.
DDOz HORAn,DDO.
NOKAO:
The CINe
right
now. I'll
let
is being questioned
you know as
SOOD
DDO:Roger. We're standing
as we get
please
stand
~.
EA: All conferees
please
stand
~.
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~_~__~~l ~~~~~_;'_E!.~~~lease
_s~and bY..~
EA: All conferees
please
stand
by.
EA: All conferees
please
stand
~.
EA: All conferees
please
stand
by.
EA: All conferees
please
stand
by.
S'ElCJm':r
that
an answer.
by.
EA: All conferees
IJ.IE)p
about
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EA:
EA: All conferees
stand by.
EA:
EA:
All conferees
EA:
This is the Command Center. All conferees
EA:
This is the Congnand Center. All conferees
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
EA: This is the Command Center. All conferees
stand by.
stand by.
0:
This is the Command Center. All conferees
stand by.
NORAD:
Break, NORAD/USSPACECON
DDO: NORAD/USSPACE,
NaRAD: I
with an input.
DDO, say your input.
want to verify that COD is on this
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con
._.
is up.
NORAD: Roger. JUst got information

rep that Air Force One is inbound to Andrews
to land at 2250 Zulu time
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from our PAA

Air Force Base
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OORR: CORR copies all. I'll let the Commander
know now, sir.

'CONK: Copy.
EA: "l'his is the Command
Center. All conferees
stand by.
I E.O. 13526, section
1.4(a)(g)
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HORAn: Break, NORAD/USSPACE has an input.
DDO: NORAD/C"SSPACE, DDO. State your input.

NORAD: Sir, at 2123 CCOM's ID 0283 in A,laska was
declared unknown. Alaska diverted
two F-1Ss from CAP with
an intercept time of 2126 Zulu. At 2127 Zulu CCOM's ID

0283, same aircraft, was identified
as one US Cessna tail
dragger type aircraft. Current position
is 232 degrees,
164
nautical miles from King Sa1mon. AHa believes this flight

not a threat.
DDO: This is the DDO. Thanks for that update.
HAec: noo, RAOC tertiary.
DDO: This is the DDO. Sir, you have traffic.
HAOC: Doo, this is the EAO aboard the HAOC
tertiary. We're getting queried by ATe about our arrival
back into Andrews. If you could pass to the FAA that our
call sign ADDIS77 is inbound to Andrews for landing and
/
clear that with ATe. We need that done immediately.
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DDO: Roger. Confir.m ADDIS77

NAOC: Roger. ADDIS77
is the call sign?
is our call sign~ We are
inbound to Andrews at this t~.

DDO: Roger. Do you have an ETA?
'lei'
OVer.
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RAOC:ETA 2200 Zulu.
DDO: Roger.
We'll
make sure
HAOC:RAOCTertiary.
Roger.
that
that's
done.
Thank you.
ODO: HORAn,ODO.
NORAD:NORAD,go ahead.
000: Would you monitor
D-Z-S77 is
the
call
Air Force Base at

cleared
sign.
ADDJ:S77.That's
Zs scheduled
2200. will
as they move into
to arrive
you be sure
the
that
at Andrews
they
are
area?
MORAD:
Roger,
sir.
000: stand
to confir.m type
1-0-
What flight
platform
flight
is
this?
level.
ADDZS77,000.
ODO, is
that
ODO: Roger.
the DOC that's
J: believe
000: EA please
confirm
so.
ADDJ:S77?
Stand bY. RAOC,DDO.
that
N1LOC
is
still
on the
net.
EA: Break,
break,
We're going to verify
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.
_ ~;
_lt~~;'_.
EA.: Break,
online?
the
(pause)
that
This
this
is
NAOCis
the EA. Stand by,

still
..__
.._ _._
.._._ .
break,
this
is
cODIIIIalld
the
is
is
the
-'-
Center.
ODO.
'POP BBCHT
on.
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.
_._._
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the EA. HAOCare you
line?
ODO: DOC this
sir.
NAOCare
you on
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EA: Break, break, this is the EA. We're still

continuing
to have problems
with NAOC. Stand by while we
try to add them back in the conference,
sir.
DDO: Roger, standing by.

HAOC: This is NAOC Primary.
Stand by for the
Battle Staff.
EA: This is the command Center. All conferees
stand by.
stand by.
EA: This is the command center. All conferees
stand by.
DDO: HORAn, DDO.
HORAD: HORAn, go ahead, sir.
DDO: Roger. Do you have any aircraft
that are on
strip alert in support of ,the CAPs that are up?

HORAn: That are on what alert, sir?
DDO: Roger, strip alert.
______________________________ ~ORAn: you~.;:~_
cqmi !I,g' through broken,
sir. X still
didn't make out.

DDO: Roger. The question
again is do you have any
aircraft on strip alert in support of the CAPS that are up?

HORAn:
Stand by, sir. I don't believe
'roP
SECRB'P
so. I'll
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check.
up.
(pause)
Sir,
we have no one on strip
We're down at our regular
The only thing
we have real
DDO:Roger.
are you back in the
alert
RPI status
active
is
Thank you for
at
the
or suit-
our AFAbases.
CAPs.
NAOC,noo,
the update.
conference?
HAOC:DDOwere you calling

DDO: Roger.
Actually,
HAOCprimary?
any HAOCelement.
trying
to confir.m the type of aircraft
That's
A-D-D-I-S77,
that
We're
ADDIS77is.
which is inbound to Andrews Air Force
Base.
HAOC:
. That is
trying
to get
into
Understand
RAOC:That's
DDO: Roger.
Understand,
it's
an E4B?
E4B.
HORAD
copies.
And, that's
correct,
EA: This
is
the
C()JDD!BDd
Center.
All
conferees
EA.: This
is
the
COIIIIIIaDd
Center.
All
conferees
by.
by.
same
sir
~RADL RQg~~, thank y:ou.
stand
the
as a Boeing 747, correct?

HAOC:That is
stand
are
E4B.
HORAn:Roger.
HAOCand they
Andrews.
DDO: Roger.
airframe
the tertiary
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stand
stand
stand
stand
stand
stand
EA: This is
the CommandCen.ter.
All conferees
EA:This
is
the CommandCenter.
All conferees
EA: This is
the CommandCenter.
All conferees
EA.: This is
the CommandCenter.
All conferees
EA: This is
the CommandCenter.
All conferees
EA: This is
the CommandCenter.
All conferees
by.
by.
by.
by.
by.
by.
NIGHTHAWK
CONTROL:
PEOC, This
Control.
Are you on the

EA: This is
stand
line?
the CommandCenter.
All conferees
by.
Nobody is answering
the phone down there.
put you out to the JOC, to the personnel

_____________
is Night Hawk
probab!y_ he!p_~~~~~_~~~_~
folks.
I'll
They'll
this _okay ~S~~~~~~_~ti~~
with me?
DDO:This is
reach?
Last
calling
the DDO.Who are
station
EA: This is
you trying
who are you trying
the CommandCenter.
'liSP SBORE'!'
to
to reach?
All conferees
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stand by.
stand by.
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electrQnic sound recording of the proceedings
Conference on September 11, 2001.
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light flight aircraft requesting take off or landing
clearance. 'That is from CINe NORAD an amendment to SCA.'l'ANA
so that the light flight aircraft can complete their
mission.
DDO: FAA, please acknowledge.
FAA: DDO, I can't understand. understand
aircraft can depart and land if they're ona
that
certain kind
of mission?
DDO: Roger. What he stated was any light flight
aircraft can take off and land. An amendment to SCATANA.
Again, that is an amendment to SCATANA. Acknowledge.
FAA: What we have issued and told all FAA
facilities is that all lifeguard, air evac and local law
enforcement aircraft are all allowed to depart.
NORAD: And, NORAD copies. FAA if we could just
confi%Dl with your centers again that they do have that
information. We are getting some reports of light flight
helicopters
and aircraft having difficulty getting take off
and landing clearances.
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FAA: Okay. We just told all the centers that

probably three minutes ago.
HORAn: Okay. Roger, sir. NORAD copies. 'l'hanks.
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
DDO
DDO, this is the DDO a.t
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DDO, DDO at
DDO
DDO:
r..:i on our j~
__
'!'hisis DDO.
L-I
I Roger.
The DEPSECDEF
has inquired based
up to we had a lapse of c()1IIIIDJnication.

Bas any
direction for movement of forces occurred at the time since

we left?
DDO: Roger.
Are you
referring
to
more forces
moving your way or forces moving back this way?

E.O.13526, section 1.4(g)
I'm
referring to combat forces. We have
any forces that have been directed to move out of any

location worldwide?
DDO:
Roger. Stand by. Roger. '!'heinformation we
have is that no, nothing has been done. We have ordered no

forces to move. There has been some discussion to call on
some of the Guard-type elements. So.,we have aircraft and
air assets available to deal with this. But; that has not
been done either.
I E.O.13526, section
1.4(a)
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DDO: That is
correct.
I Okay, thank
you.
1.4(g)
DDO: R.oger.
I DDO, I
lout.
RIGHTHAWK CONTROL:
And Right HawkControl
is
out.
HORAn: Break, break,
DDO: HORAn,
Ryder trucks
threat
I previously
en route
has been negated.
HORAD blast
doors will
remaining open until
This is HORAn.
DDO.
RORAn: Yes, sir.

eight
national.
briefed
to Cheyenne Mountain. That
That is no longer a threat.
Was it
neutralize
further
an accurate
notices.
on those
assessment or did we bave to
the force?
HORAn: Negative,
this
sir.
Wehave no more details
at
time.
DDO: Roger. Understand.
1900 Zulu is
Blast doors will
correct,
sir.
DDO: And, the term you used' to describe

trucks,
open at
tha~ correct?
HORAD: That is
eight
The
be reopening at 1900 Zulu and
DDO: Roger. Do you have any details

trucks?
possible
you
said the threat
Tap
was negated,
SBCRJil'f
those
was that
the
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term?
HORAn:
Not considered
DIX>: Not considered
EA: Al1 conferees
a threat.
please
sir.
Roger. 'l'hank
you.
stand b,y.
EA CATTeam Chief.
EA: DDO,
EA:
a threat,
CA'l''l'eam Chief,
EA.
Go ahead.
DDO:
CAT: This is
the CATEA listening
AnDO: This is
in.
the ADDO at the NKCC.Go ahead with
your traffic.
Col.Burns for CA'l'EA.
LT. COL: Lt.
Roger, UDderstand you're
DDO:
EA: All
conferees
ADDO: NORAD,
this
any other
air
report
is ADDO at the NNce.

that
you want to identify?
NORAD:
This
is RORAD,
sir.
Negative.
it
is the possible
DDe:
What track
hijack
into
White Borse
ceased squawking hijack.
And,
Canada is not
a threat.
on an on deck
We are waiting
from White Borse with detai1s

This is
now. Lt.
about tbataircraft.
the DDO. Thank you much.
ANa: Break, break,

conference
Is there
out there
has since
considering
stand by.
threats
we were tracking
that
please
in the conference.
DDo. The NOBAD

ANRis
Gen Schwartz is online.
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in the
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DDO: Roger. understand NORAD identify again.
ANa: HORAn 'Alaskan Air Defense Region Command
Center. Lt. Gen. Schwartz is online if you want to give him
brief update briefing and/or receive a briefing rQm him.
sir.
ANR: Break. break.
DDO: This is the
ANR:
noc.
Roger, go ahead breaker.
The General said that the Deputy Commander
is on the line monitoring
at this time.
Roger, tha t. DDO. did you want to pass anything

on to HORAl) Alaskan Air Defense Region, sir?
DDO: Negative. We don't have anything un1ess they
have an update for us.
Roger. NORAD lUU). Do you have sameCONR: CORR's up. Roger that RORAD Air Defense
Region Alaska. Do not release from this conference unless
released by the DDO to tbe STRATCOM Command Center.
AIm: Roger, we copy and are monitoring.
NORAD: Roger. If you needed to be added~ack_~

for any reason just call the same, follow the same
procedure
to get back in the conference.
ANa: That will be all.

BORA!): Break, break, this is NORAD.
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DDO: MORAD, who are you breaking
for?
HORAn: Breaking for the FAA representative
on
this conference call.

DDO: FAA please respond to HORAD.
(pause) FAA,
this is the DDO. Are you still in this conference?
(pause)
EA, please confirm that FAA is still in the conference.

EA: Roger.
(pause) DDO, FAA was lost. We're
bringing them back in.

DDO: Roger.
EA.: All conferees please stand by.
HORAD: HOKAO, AHa are you in the conference?
ARR: Did not understand. Please repeat.
CONR: CONR is in the conference.
Stand by to
monitor.
AHR: This is the Alaskan NORAD Region. We cannot
understand the conversation
going on. Please repeat.
DDO: Alaskan Command Center, this is the DDO. All

we're doing right now is to establish same comma
~c~ODD==~e~ctions.
We'll repeat if you're having trouble
monitoring
the discussion.
EA: Break, break, FAA is in conference.
DDO: This is the DDO. Roger.
DDO: PECC, do you have traffic for the FAA?
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EA: Break, break.
Double-checking
D: Break,
PEDe is
break,
DDO:Roger. -This is
traffic
for
PEOC, sir.
in the conerence.
PEOC, do you have
DDO.
FAA?
PEOC: Stand by, please.

DDO:PEOC, last
Say
calling
station,
this
is
the DDO.
again, please.
IIroRAD:
National,
HORAD
with an input.
DDO:NORAD,
DDO send your update.
mORAD:
Roger. The
NaRADregions
stand
Resume normal
air
has directed
HORAn J-3
down from cockpit
sovereignty
al.ert.
NAOC:Break, break,
alert
at
that
this
all
time.
HORAn
complete.
NACOprimary
is back in the
conference.
PEOC: PEOCback in the conference.
DDO:This is the DDO.Roger.
have traffic
for the FAA before

PEOC: Say again
about
And, PEOCdid you
you dropped off?

the FAA.
DDO:Roger. Was wondering whether you had traffic
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for
the
FAAor not.
PEOC:No, we don't.
via
those
Our guys are contacting
numbers they gave us for
out of Florida.
'!!Qp
SEeRWI'
the
logistical
them
flights
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DDO: Roger. Great. Thanks. HORAD, this is the
DDO. We've lost a lot of the conferees. Can you rebrief
your last?
NORAD: Roger, National. This is NORA]). The HORAD
J-3 has directed
that all NORAD regions stand down from
cockpit alert, resume normal air stop key alert at this

time. HORAn complete.
DDO: Roger. Also, I need to confi%1llthat SCA'l'ANA
still remains in effect?
NOKAO: That's affirmative. Still in effect at
this time.
DDO: Roger. And, JUBt to recap, we're trying to
get a good update. A couple things we're looking at. One,
status of KAL 85. Reed to know if it's on the ground, or
not. Also, we're still looking to see whether we can get
any eyes on the low flying aircraft that was heading
towards Crawford, Texas. And finally, we're going to get a
confirmation
that Air Force One, was, in fact, airborne.
NORAD: Roger, Rational. On the first, is NDCC

still in the conference?
NDCC: HDCC is here.
HORAD: Yes, sir. .Any word from the region as to
an on deck time at White Horse for the possible hijacked
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SJ!I(!RBJl'
.
NDCC:DDO,NDCC.
DDO:This is the DDO.You're coming in broken.
Say again.
This is HDCC.
NDCC:
the KAL aircraft

aircraft
it
We just
one of
Wehave no word which
is on the ground.
is at this
had word that
time.
DDO:Roger. Understand that
KAL 85 is.
in fact,
on the ground?
NDCC:
Yes. One of the KAL aircraft
ground. I'm not sure which number it

DDO:This is DDO,roger.
is on the
is.
And, we also
to find out whether if Air Force One is
still
also
trying
airborne?
Over.
HORAO:
Roger, sir.
is
airborne
tanker
this
This is HORAn.Air Force One
with a four fighter
support.
contingent
:It is en route
to Offutt
and E-3 and

Air Force Base at
time.
DDO:Roger. We JUBt
be there
that
thought
they would probably
-----------------
by now. 'l'ha.nks. Anything else
on that
low-flyer
came toward Crawford, Texas?

NORAD:
Sir.
receiving
is that
we pulled
the continental
that
out.
All we're
NORA!) region
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verify any attack or hostile intent towards the President's

ranch. They have no indication of an attack taking place.
No radar indication of a contact in that area.
DDO: Roger. Appreciate
that input. (pause) EA,
DDO, confirm that :['m. still in the conference. EA.

EA: Break, break, EA did not copy.
DDO: Roger. Just want to confirm that I didn't
drop from the conference.
EA: Did not copy. Repeat.
DIX>: I say again .:rustwant to confirm that I was
not dropped from the conference.
EA:
No, sir, still in the conference.
DIX>: Thank you. OUt.

EA:
E.A: All
conferees please stand by.
DDO: Alaskan Cgnrmand, DDO.

ANR: noo, Alaskan command,
go
on.
DDO: Roger. I'm just trying to find out whether

you have any information on KAL 85 and its status.
ANR: We have confirmation,
sir, that the airplane
is on the ground at White Borse with no confirmation of

actual hijack at this time.
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DDO: This
information.
conferees
is
DDO. Thank
EA, this
(pause)
so we can
the
SHeM'!
get
is
yOU
for
DDO. Please
a good feel
of
that
poll
who we have
all
in
the
conference.
EA: Roger.
DOC Primary.
NAOC: NAOC.
EA: Repolling
HAOC
Primary.
HAOC: HAOC primary.

EA: S'l'RA:TCOM.
STRATCOM: STRA'l'COMis
up.
EA: BORAD.
BORAn: HORAn is
up.
EA: SPACE Special
Activities.
SPACE SPECIAL ACTIVZ'l'IES:

Activities
Space
Special
up.
EA:Air
Force
A:IR FORCE: Air

EA:
OPs.
Force
OPs is
up.
WBCA.
PEOC: PEOCc_Guard
EA: Copy.
for
WCA.
HDCC.
HDCC: NDCC.
EA: RMJIC/BtJRASIA.
Recalling
STRATCOM: S'l'RATCOIfis
on.
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NMJ]:C. CE!1TCOII.
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EA:
CENTCOM.
EA:
Joint Forces.
USMC: MARINE CORPS command center.

Repelling
EA:
Joint ~orces. Pacific.

is up.
PACOM: PACIfiC
EA.:
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
Europe. Repelling
0:1
~ __~
EA:
Europe. SOU'l'BCOM.
~s up.
JfOLINK.
MOLDfK:NOLDlK.
EA.: FEHA.
FEMA: FEHA.
EA:
~onferees
FAA.
Repelling FAA. DDD, will contact all
not in the conference.

DOO: This
is
the DDD. '!'hank you much.
AIR FORCE: Break,
break, this
I Bolling.
Center tol
I This
EA complete.
is Air Force OPs
How copy?
I I. have
isl
you loud and
clear.
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AIR FORCl!::Roger
that, air.
'l'he Air Force OP
Centers would like to transfer control of this conference

for the Air Force to you, sir.
API-_. I This
is the AFCAC. We're also on and
I E.O.
13526, section 1.4(g)
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we understand
you Air Force.
Break,
MOL1NK:
break,
Bolling
do you copy,
sir?
This is MOLIRK.
CAC: Bolling,
this
is
HOLINK:Say again,
CAC: Copy that,
EA: Break,
the Crisis
this
is
Action
Center.
MOLIRK.
sir.
break,
Bolling
is
not in conference.
AIR FORCE:Air Force copy.

EA: All conferees
-0:
please
stand
DOO, CEN'l'COM
and NMJrCare
DDO: This is
by.
in conference.
the DDO.'l'hank you much.
JFCOK: This is
RORAD:Break,
Joint
break,
Porces.
Break,
this
NORAD
with an input.
DDO:NORAD,DDO,provide
is
break.
your input.
HORAD:Roger. NORAD
has indications
--
St:and by.
'--
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
Who do I have? NORAD,are you on?

NORAD: NORAD
is
standing
on,
sir.
This is
the ADMO.HORAD
by.
HORAD:DDO,NORAD
standing
DOO:'l.'hiB is
by for
the DDO. Please
provide
!lORAD:Roger. NORAD
had indications
I!'OPBECHT
input.
your input.
of another
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possible
hijack.
It
is a
u.s.
Flight
937. Original
plan fram Madrid, Spain to Philadelphia.

is approximately
Northeast
Further
air
3S minutes outside
defense sector
updates
flight
The current
of U.S. air
of HORAD
has this
hijack
space.
for action.
as they become available.
DDO:This is DDO.Roger. What was the airline

again,
please?
I have 937.
NORAD:
~hat/s
a U.S. Air 937.
Doo: Roger. tTnderstand, departing

to Philadelphia,
air
ETA35 minutes.
Is that
Ma,drid en route
northeast
of the
space?
l!IORAD:
Yes, sir,
enter
U.S. air
we have 35 minutes until
space and that
they
is off to the northeast.
'l"hat' s correct.
DDO:Roger. Understand.
Keep us posted.
HORAD:
WILCO.
DDO:The question,
we -- what indication
hijacked
is
squawking at all?
do we have' that
it
Howdo
might be a
airplane?
MORAD:
We are trying
now, sir.
it
to verify
We do not have squawk indication

DDO:Roger. That will
get any more information
on it.
be pretty
the indications
at this
important,
point.
if you
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NaRAD:
Roger, sir. We're on it right now. And, an
additional update. Now showing that all aircraft on the

ground at White Horse from the KAL event.
DDO: Roger, appreciate the u~ate.
EA: A1l conferees please stand by.
NORAn: National, HORAD with an update.
BA:
A1l conferees please stand by.
DDO: NORAD, this is the DDO. Confi%1Dr:type of

aircraft just reBpoDding~
HORAn: Say again, sir.
DIX>:
Say again, please.
HORAn: Say again your query, sir. Type of

aircraft or what?
000: That's responding to U.S. Air flight 937.
HORAn: Don't have that indication fro. northeast
yet, sir. It will be forthcoming. We do have a report that
we don' t have a squawk yet for the hij ack. We do have
indication that it was CUstoms and the FBI that contacted
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northeast in order to passtbat
information on the possible
hijack.
DIX>:
Roger. Again, say how you intercepted it?
NORAD: '!'heinformation was passed from tr. S.

Customs and the FBI directly to the northeast air defense
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sector regarding the hijack.

DDO: Roger, Will need to know two of the times
if you can dig it up. ETA to intercept, Also, ETA to
Philadelphia.
NORAD: Roger. will have those times for you
shortly, The intercept has not been scrambled yet, As soon
as it is we'll have an ET:I for you.
DDO: Roger.
EA: Break, break. FAA is back in the conference.
DDO: Doo, roger.
FAA:
Yes, NHCC. This is Scott Herbert,
FAA: Bello, this is Scott Herbert with the
FAA.
:I'm sorry you're coming through very weak. Can you repeat
please?
HORAD:
FAA,
NORA])
reads you. How copy?
FAA: OK,
AIR FORCE: Air Force is on-line.
__________________ ~P~E=OC~:
DDO, PEOC
__,
nDO: PEOC, DDO.

PEOC: Roger, sir. ETA at Offutt was 1855 Zulu,
:It'snow 1906 Zulu. Any confirmation
of safe on-deck? OVer.
DDO: Negative. :In fact, you have more current
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I unde.rstand on-deck
information.
It is ve~
FAA:
EA: Break,
time to offutt
garbled.
break,
Can you
EA does
call
not want
1855?
was
us back?
to drop
the
line.
TAPE
#4, SIDE
1855
PEOC:
interested
a negative.
That's
in a safe on-deck
DDO:
Roger,
DDO. Do you have
call.
stand-by
would
be ATA
NORAD,
this
OVer.
as well,
is the
any input?
NORAD:
interested
That
a negative.
That's
in a safe on-deck
NORAD:
NORAD
STRATCOM:
call.
checking,
This
That
would
be ATA
OVer.
sir.
is STRATCOM.
Confirm
affirmative
on the deck.
DOC: Roger,
STRATCOM:
DOO:
thank
you much
PEOC:
sir, was that
1852 Zulu.
Roger,
sir, understand
safe
on deck,
sir.
PEOC
copies.
EA: All Conferees
1855?
Thank
please
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
Tap smcH'l
you,
sir.
stand
by.
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DDO: DDO send it.

DDO: Looking
for confirmation
service OPS Center will continue
on whether
to operate
the
from current
location or come to this location.

DDOI~
IROger, we'll ge~ back to you.
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
DDO: Thank you, 0001
out.
PEOC: And DDO, PEOC, also interested

deck call of call sign Venus
VENUS CONTROL:
Seven at offutt,
in safe on
as well.
This is Venus Control,
Venus
Seven
has an ETA of 1930z.

PEOC: This is PEoe. Roger copy 1930Z. OUt.
EA: All conferees
please
stand by.
noo . NORAD, this is the ODO.

NORAD: NORAD. Go ahead.
ODO: Roger. Any word on how long it will be
before we get those aircraft
Flight
scrambled
to
go
after US Air
937?
NORAD: Say again
for NORAD, please.
DDO: This is the DDO. I say again, do you have a
aircraft
get scrambled
to respond
NORAD: Negative,
waiting
on Northeast
to US Air 937?
sir. Not at this point. We're
to pass
this tactical
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them twenty miles out of Philadelphia,

working on a better position
that is
us Air 937,
for them at this point.
DDO: Roger. Confirm who's twenty miles out of

Philadelphia.
NORAD: That is US Air 937,
DDD: Roger. Understand
sir.
twenty minutes
out of
Philadelphia.
NORAD: Twenty miles, sir.

DDO: Twenty miles.
DDO: Say again, twenty miles.
NORAD: That is correct. Twenty miles.
DDD: Roger, and we still ~on't have anything
scrambled that can take a look?
NORAD:
I'm just calling
Sir, we have CAP aircraft

to verify which aircraft
in that area.
they're going to
be prosecuting.
DDO: FAA, DDO.
DOC: FAA, DDO.
EA: Break, break, DDO. Double-checking
----
AFA.
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DDO: Roger, standing by.

NORAD: Break. Break. This is NORAD with input.
DDD: This is the DOC. Provide input.
NORAD: Yes, sir. At this time we're receiving
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reports as to position.
Clarifying
at this
time, the twenty miles out of Philly. Input appears to be

anomalous.
Stand by for an update.

DDO: DDO standing by.
STRATCOM: DDO, STRATCOM.
The President
conference.
This is Admiral
Mies.
is in the Command Center and on this
Over.
DDO: Roger, sir. Thank you for the update.

STRATCOM: DDO, STRATCOM.
Request you inform
SECDEF and, uh, the vice President.
Over.
DDO: Roger, sir; will do.

DDO: EA, Please confirm FAA is in the conference.
EA: Break. Break. Bringing
FAA back in now, sir.
DDO: Roger.
DDO: FAA, DDO. Are you in the conference?
EA: Break. Break. FAA is back in conference.
DDO: FAA, DDO. Have you been tracking
FAA:
Flight
(Indiscernible)
DDO: FAA, you're
coming in distorted.
again, are you tracking the information
I say
on US Air Flight
937?
FAA: You're really breaking up very badly.

Garbled.
937?
I can't understand
you.
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DDO: Roger, we'll try once again. Have you been

tracking the updates and information
FAA: The aircraft,
on US Air Flight
uh, has been diverted
9371
into
Pittsburgh.
DDD: Roger. The aircraft has been diverted
into
where?
FAA: Aircraft
diverted
into pittsburgh.
DDO: Roger. Say again, diverted
into where,
please?
FAA: pittsburgh.
DDD: Roger. Understand
you're
saying
"pittsburgh".
FAA: OK. Call sign was United 47, L.A. into
Sydney. Recorder
failed.
I mean, mission
aircraft.
Aircraft
error. Trying to send it e-mail. Message

failed. pilot is in control of the
Mission diverted.
diverted
I mean,
(indiscernible).
into Pittsburgh.
DDO: Roger. Again, you need to say phonetically

where
it was diverted
distorted.
because you're coming extremely
IS it pittsburgh?
FAA: You're also very distorted.
understand
I cannot
you.
DDO: Roger. Anyone
in this conference
'1!OP SECRET
understand_
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STRATCOM:DDO,
STRATCOM,
from the President,
you have a good location on that plane

DDO: Roger. We certainly
give us an update. We believe
do
from Madrid? Over.
do. FAA is trying to
it's been diverted
Pittsburgh but we're having difficulty
into
understanding
his
transmission.
DDO: Come by.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC. I'would like to confirm he is
reporting that an e-mail message was sent from the aircraft
that they are diverting
into pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania.
Over.
DDO: Roger. Understand
that was an e-mail
message.
PEOC: That's
understood,
affirmative.
that the e-mail message
uh, that they were diverting

STRATCOM:
That's what I
sent from the aircraft,
into pittsburgh.
Roger. Did they give a reason?
EA: Break. Break. White House has now entered the

conference.
Break again. I say again,
did they give a reason why they were being diverted

pittsburgh?
PEOC: No, I do not.
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DDO: Roger. Thank ~ou for that update.
NORAD,
can
you confirm?
NORAD: Negative. NORAD cannot confirm
at this
time. Would like to verify with the originator
whether
is Pittsburgh
for the
or perhaps Lisbon as in Portugal
this
divert.
DDO: And also, NORAD, need to acknowledge
have fighters or certain equipment
that we
where we have fighters
on the site.
NORAD: WILCO.
EA: Break. SECDEF has been added to the
conference.
FAA: FAA dropping
off.
DDO: FAA, are you still there?

FAA: Dropping off. i cannot understand
what
you're saying.
DDD: Roger. Stand by. We're going to try and
contact you on a separate
line. Make sure we get good data
on it.
FAA: Okay.
SECDEF: Hello.
DDD: Calling Station,
this is DDO.
SECDEF: This is Rumsfeld.
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DDO: Roger, sir.
SECDEF: We're calling for the President.
STRATCOM: Mr. Secretary, here's
the President.
He's at the STRATCOM Command Center.

SECDEF: Oh, good. Thank you.
POTUS: Hi, Don.
SECDEF: Hi, Mr. President.
Have you been advised
that there's a US Air flight coming in from Madrid,

that is a possible
POTUS:
uh,
hijack flight.
have, sir.
SECDEF: Okay. Urn, the fighters

launched to intercept
it and, uh, NORAD
looks like, the last I heard, it's maybe
are being, um,

is involved.
It
twenty minutes
out, and, uh, for whatever reasons the FBI didn't
indicate
they have reason to believe that it might be a hijacked

aircraft.
Urn,
but the reason I called
to verify that your authorization
to alert you was just
for the use of force, uh,
would apply as well in this situation.

POTUS:
the fighters
is the plane,
to
sure that
and you on the ground get all the facts. Uh,

I was just told that they thought
might be heading
scheduled
Uh, it does, but let us make
go
toward pittsburgh,
to Philadelphia?
um, is that, was it
Anyway,
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let'S just make
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sure, uh, that, uh, we get all the facts from the FAA, if
possible.
Are you in touch with the FAA?

SECDEF:
NORAD,
I've been dealing through,
uh, the CINC
Ed Eberhart, who is, has his own contact

POTUS: Is, uh, Ed on the phone call,
to the FAA.
I wonder,
uh, or up on the conference?

SECDEF: Well, there's no conference.
talked to him directly
Command
from, uh, the National
I just
Military
Center here.
POTUS: Yeah, I know, but I mean-actually,
doing two things at once. I'm speaking
I'm
to you and sitting
in the middle of a conference.

SECDEF:
I see. Well,
I'm not in the conference.
POTUS: No, I know that

conference,
everybody.
You're
(laughing).
speaking
You. are in a
in front.of
about
100 fine Americans.

SECDEF: Terrific!
POTUS: So make sure you clean up your language.
SECDEF:
(laughing) I'll do it.
POTUS: An old Navy fighter pilot,
there's no
telling what you're going to say (laughing).

the information
seems to be shifting
937, that's the name, number
somewhat
But obviously
on US Air
of the flight coming
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but you still have permission
if they think,
think it's going to target one of the
u.s.
llm,
if they
cities.
SECDEF: Okay. Fair enough. I was told that it was

going to Philadelphia,
Eberhart
but I'll stay in touch with Ed
and you're gonna probably
information
have as much up-to-date
as I am, and if it gets to a point
time to, uh,
visit I will certainly
and there's
will get right back on
the horn with you.

POTUS: Yep, and we're going to have our National
Security
call in about ten minutes.

SECDEF: Good deal. Terrific.
I'll be in the video
room.
POTUS: Okay,
sir.
SECDEF: Thank you, sir.

POTUS: Thank you.
STRATCOM:
update
NORAD,
STRATCOM.
on US Air 937? Over.

NORAD: Break, break.
not have a clear indication

through
Can you give us an
garbled.
of the destination,
We pick up possibly
Lisbon. We're waiting

destination
This is NORAD. We still do
on outside
pittsburgh,
confirmation
uh, coming
possibly
of the actual
of the aircraft.
STRATCOM:
This is STRATCOM.
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Roger. Keep us
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posted.
Over.
DDO: This is the DDO. NORAD, do you have them on
radar?
NORAD: That's a negative,
sir.
DDO: This is the DDO, roger.

DDO: And EA, please confirm that FAA is no longer
in this conference.
EA: EA. Stand by.

DDO: CONR, This is the DDO.
CONR: CONR. Go ahead.
DDO: Roger, sir. Do you have any information
US
on
Air Flight 937?

CONR: This is GEN Arnold at CONR, Tyndall Air
Force Base. We, our rep is here, I am the sector commander,

talked to
us
US
Air headquarters
and they related
to him that
Air Flight 937 had turned back to Madrid.

you have indications
from
US Air that the flight was, in fact, turned back to Madrid.

Is that correct?
---------------------CONR: That's the information
we had. We will
follow up.
DDD: Roger. We will work it on this end, as well.
Do you have a point which they supposedly
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CONR: No sir.
DDO: Roger. If you get any information
we would appreciate
on that,
it.
CONR: Okay. We're standing by.

DDO: Roger. Any others in this conference,
have input on the physical
if you
location of this aircraft,
please provide.
nothing heard.
I'm trying
to get the exact location ofUS Air Flight 937. We're

currently
trying to get FAA back on the line and in the
conference.
EA: Break. Break. FAA is not copying.
DDO: EA, what do you have?
EA: Did not copy last statement,
sir.
you're trying to get FAA
back on the line and into the conference
as an event
conference .
EA: Yes sir. working on it right now.
DDO: Roger.
DOC: NORAD, this is the DDO. Can you talk to your
NORAD, correction,
contacted
around,
us
your FAA rep and find out whether
Air to determine
where the aircraft
they
turned
if in fact, it did turn around, back to Madrid?
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NORAD: Yes, sir. Already
in the process
DDO: Roger. Thank you much.

EA: DDO, EA. FAA is back in the conference.
DDO: FAA, this is the DDO. How do you read me
now?
FAA: I read you very garbled.
DDO: Roger.
FAA: Catching every third word.
DDO: Roger. If someone could relay, please ask
FAA to give us an update on US Air Flight
PEoe: FAA, PEoe. I relay, please
937.
provide update
on US Air Flight 937.

FAA: Understand
Flight
you want an update
on US Air
937?
PEOC: FAA, PEOC. That's affirmative.
Update on US
Air Flight 937.

FAA: Stand by.
HORAn:
Break. Break. This is NORAD with an input.
DDO: HORAD, provide

HORAD:
He has confirmed
with
us
your input.
Roger. This is from the FAA rep in NORAD.

with
us
Air, that there was no Flight
Air. Flight 911 took off from Madrid
back and returned
to Madrid.
and has turned
It is not en route to the
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United States.
I say again,
United States.
NORAD complete.
DDO: Roger, NORAD.

understand
it is not en route to the
Thanks
for confirmation.
from FAA rep on information
directly
from US
Air, there was no Flight 937, however
there was a flight
911 that was diverted back to Madrid.
Do you happen
what part of the flight that it in"factl
to know
turned around?
NORAD: Not at this time, sir. Welre inquiring

further info, the only info we have, that it has in fact,
turned around.
DDO: NORAD, DDO. Can you shed a little light on
where we got 937 aircraft
another aircraft
from and is there possibly
out there moving
NORAD: This is NORAD.

this moment,
.in this direction?
We're confirming
we're double-checking.
STRATCOM:
Break.
Break.
that at
Over.
DDO, this is STRATCOM.
DDO: Sir, this is the DDO.

STRATCOM:
DDO, STRATCOM.
Be advised
the President
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is no longer in this conference.
He has departed
conunand center.
DDO: Roger, sir. Thank you very much.
DDO: NORAD, Doo
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our
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NORAD: Go ahead,
sir.
DDO: Roger. We need to find out what type of

AWACS coverage we have. Are we just on the East Coast or
are we on the West Coast as well. Basically,
a roll-up
of
what we have airborne.

NORAD: Roger,
sir. Stand by_
NORAD: Roger,
sir. We have a current AEW plan for
you. The current plan is to keep an E-3 up in the DC area,

one in the Chicago
area, one in the Denver area, and one
for the p~otection
of Air Force One. We're working
now to set up those four continuous
right
orbits. We also
currently have an E-3 up off the East Coast, uh, providing

tracks for the East Coast tracks. And additionally,
an E-3 up over the Aleutian
the incoming traffic
we have
Islands in Alaska monitoring
there, and as we get updates
to
Airborne E-3s, we will update.

DDD: Roger.
I have five E-3's up, is that
correct?
NORAD: Yes, sir. That is correct. You have an E-3
off the East Coast. You have an E-3 over the Aleutian
island chain and you have a plan for four continuous
orbits, but at this point we're showing two to three are
airborne,
on controlling
the East Coast, North East coast,
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and one controlling
Additionally,
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the Aleutian
island chain.
we have three E-2s ready for generation
the West Coast,
one at LAX, one at San Francisco,
on
and over
Mugu Naval Air Station, uh Point Mugu, Naval Air Station.

ODD: Roger. And do we have any air contact
at
this time?
NORAD:
Negative,
sir. No contacts
or tracking
contacts at this time.

ODO: Roger.
ODO: And thanks; NORAD. We're
just trying
to
figure out the Flight 937 business. Ub, when we got the
initial
miles
information
and the report that it was about twenty
out of Philadelphia,
do you know the sources
of that
information?
NMCC: NMCC. Anybody here?
DDD: This is the DDO. Roger.
ODD: NORAD, DDO.
NORAD:
This is NORAD, sir, inquiring
for that
info. Stand by.

DOO: Roger.
NORAD:
bringing
across
Sir, that is an unconfirmed

US Air 937, twenty miles
intel report,
out of Philly.
an unconfirmed
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NORAD: That's affirmative,
sir.
Roger. That's good information.
DDO:
Anything
further?
EA: All conferees please
DDO:
FAA,
DDO
DDO.!
FAA,
DDO.
stand by.
ODO: EA, confirm FAA is on the line.

EA: Break Break. FAA has dropped.
ODD:
Roger.
ODO: Is there any way to pipe

one of our own lines so
them directly
into
can talk to them?
NMCC: This is the NMCC EA. Negative.
They do not
. !
have a red switch.

DDD:
back on-line
Roger. Alright,
see if we can bring them
on that portion.
ODD:
NORAD I
DDO.
NORAD: MORAD Battle Staff up. Go ahead.

ODO; Roger. We need to tap into your FAA source
again.
NORAD:
DDD:
Okay. Stand by.
Roger.
NMCC: DDO, EA.
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NMCC: We're going to attempt to add FAA through
the White House instead of through our switch.
DDO: Roger.
NORAD: NORAD FAA rep coming on right now.
DDO: Roger.
NORAD:
(Indiscernible)
available.
Hello.
DDO: Roger. This is the DDO. We have a Delta

flight 1989, it was a Boston flight, currently
ground in Cleveland.
on the
Can you give uS some or shed some
light on that particular
flight?
FAA Rep: Not right now, I can't. I'll have to,

uh, get on the, uh, FAA conference
call and, ub, get back
to you, sir.
DDO: Roger. Standing by.
FAA: Okay. Stand by.
White House: DDO, White House.
DDO: White House, this is the DDO.
White House: Okay, this is the White House. I've
added FAA for you.
DDD: Roger. Thank you very much. FAA, are you
there?
FAA: FAA is here.
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DDO:
you.
Delta
What
Great.
we're
flight
Correction,
trying
1989.
on the ground
rep SEeRS'!'
We certainly have
decent
to do is find out the
It was
in Chicago.
I'm sorry,
a Boston
flight
comms
status
that's
of
currently
run that One down
Can you
Cleveland.
Can you
run
with
that
for us?
one
down
for us, please?

FAA:
the ground
the ground
Okay,
[]has
DDO:
Not
FAA:
Okay.
DDO:
It was
sure
where
Boston
FAA:
Okay,
DDO:
Roger.
That's
stand
by.
on
our
AF Ops:
NORAD:
PEOC:
somebody.
Conference.
This
Roger.
is the Air Force
at the
NORAD
WH: White
is the Air
copy?
is the DDO.
This
PEOC
on
intel.
------------------Center
currently
---.Jlholding
down
now.
This
it's
I'll get
centerl
authorization
and
Roger.
Conference.
Operations
Operations
to Cleveland.
it was heading.
out of Boston,
in Cleveland.
DDO:
---
1889,
in Cleveland.
AFOps:
Force
Delta
Pentagon.
copies.
copies.
House
copies.
"OF SEemR
Copy?
Emergency
shop.
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NORAD: Break. Break. This is NORAD with an input.
DDO: This is the
DOO,.
NORAD. Provide your input.
HORAn: This is from the NORAD FAA Rep regarding

Delta Flight 1989, the Boston flight that is on deck in
Cleveland.
The FAA has verified that that flight larided in
Cleveland.
It was put in isolation by the FAA and local
authorities
on the ground have taken over at this point,
but that's all the update they could give us.

DDO: Roger. I understand.
It was put in isolation
by local authorities?
NORAD: That's correct. It was requested to be put
in isolation by the FAA and local authorities
have taken
over.
DDO: Roger. Joint Forces Command? Do you have any
updates on this, uh, particular
flight?
DDO: Joint Forces Command, DDD.

JFCOM: Joint Forces.
DDO: This is the DDO. we're just trying to find
out if you have any information on Delta Flight 1989,
Boston flight currently on the ground in Cleveland.
JFCOM: Flight number 1989, Boston to Cleveland.
Is that correct?
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DDO:
where
it Was
Ub,
E.PQp SECRET
a Boston flight.
it's
heading,
but
it's
now
get
back
with
We're
not
on the ground
sure
in
Cleveland.
JFCOM:
DOC:
EA:
I'll
Roger.
All
Hello.
We will
conferees
This
DDO: Tony
Miller.
standby.
please
is Tony
you.
stand
Miller.
This
by.
Anyone
is the
there?
DDO. We're
tracking.
FAA:
about
Delta
Hello.
This
to LA, diverted
was
due
Eastern
t~e,
for deplaning
and
area
and
sweeping
we've
were
security
the
Boeing
in Cleveland,
Ub,
and
traffic.
the
he was
met
the
plane.
767,
Hopkins.
aircraft
landed
towed
to a secure
aircraft
That's
at
at the
the
last
heard~
DDO:
this
landed
threat.
area
they
1989. Originally,
and
to a bomb
1022 AM local,
DOC, FAA. Send your
is the
FAA: It's Delta
That
information
1989.
DDO:
Boston
is the FAA. I've got
This
update.
Thank
FAA:
EA:
Roger.
good
information.
you.
Thank
All
That's
you.
conferees
please
'f'6P 8ECJtE'f'
stand
by.
Thanks
for
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NORAD: Break. Break. This is NORAD with an input.

DDO: This is the DDO, NORAD. Go ahead. Provide
input.
NORAD:
unknown
contact
Yes, sir. NORAD currently
tracking
at the very north end of Alaska.
an
Currently
three-five-five
degrees, or 360 miles
from Galena at the
(indiscernible)
region. At this point, has deferred
tactical action due to the target's location, and the

track's speed and altitude. Track is currently
only going
107 knots. Does not appear to be tactical.
we will
continue to provide
updates as we receive
DDO: Roger, and understand
Urn,
them, sir.
we haven't made any
contact with this aircraft?

NORAD: That is correct,
sir.
DOO: IS there any reason
to believe
that this
could be a thre~t?
NORAD: Not at this time, sir. Due to the
location,
indication
and the speed of the track, there is no

it is a hostile track at this point.
DDO: Roger. Keep us posted.
JFCOM: Doo, Joint Forces.
DDO: Joint Forces, DDO.
JFCOM:
I have information
'l'OPSECnm
on Flight number 1989.
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to Cleveland due to a bomb threat. Over.
It diverted
DDO: Roger. Please provide.

DDO; Joint Forces Command, this is the DDO.
Understand
you have additional
particular
flight?
information
on that
JFCOM: I was informed the flight was diverted

to a bomb threat. That's why they went to Cleveland.
DDO: Roger. Appreciate
due
Over.
the update. This confirms
information we received a little earlier. Thank you much.

DDO: PEOC, DDO.
PEDe: PEOC.
DDO: Need you to relay for us._Deputy Secretary
of
Defense was dropped off the SVTS. Could you relay over to
the White House system to have them assist in getting him
patched back
in? He's at 1
----,1
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
PEOC: Got the (indiscernible).

DDO: PEOC, DOC. Can you say again?
DDO: PEOC, DDO. Acknowledge.
'Wlf"rDOO-,-wni"te-House
DDO: Roger.
WH: Roger. PEOC advises us that he's made direct
contact for you.
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Doo:
Roger. Thank you much.
stand by.
EA:
All conferees please
stand by.
stand by.
EA: All conferees
please
stand by.
All conferees
please
stand by.
EA:
End of tape.
(RECORDING STOPPED)
TAPE #5, SIDE 1

DDO: NORAD, noo ,
NOllO: Go ahead, sir.
DDO: Roger. Just need an update, a negative
will be sufficient
if that is, in fact, the case.
NORAD: Referring to the tracking unknown

Alaska
one
in .
that is a negative. We have no update at this point.

DDO: Roger. And, I just want to confirm we have a
good CAP still remaining in vicinity
of Washington,
D.C.
and other critical areas?

---.
--NORAD:-That-'-s-co~rect;-,-si.r..-We-do-hav:e-activ:e
__ ---_.
CAPs over Washington,

aircraft
D.C. and New York City as well as
standing by to escort Air Force One. And, on
another subject it does appear that the unknown track in
'fOP SECRET
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Alaska bas turned around. It's now heading at 016 away from
northern Alaska.
DDO: Roger. Understand that was a non-issue.
HORAn: Yes, sir. It's still within u.s. air space

but it has turned around and ita heading now is 019 out of
.Dorthern Alaska.
an escort "ith
that?
sir, due to the location
of the
DDO: Roger. Did we ever put
HORAD: Negative,
track.
DDO: Roger. That's certainly good news. Roger.

Keep
11S
posted.
HORAD: \aLCO.
CONR: neo,
DDO:
COD:
Gen. Arnold with CONR.
This is the DDO.

OUr
108. It indicated
northeastern
sector had a call sign PAT
that you had authorized him to land at
Andrews but we do not have confirmation
of that and we told
him to land at PAX River.
Doo: Roger. You came in a little broken. Was the
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call sign PAT 108?

CORR: That's correct.
DIX>: Who is the poWer passenger?
CORR: They wouldn't
tell us who they were.
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Roger. And, that's PAX River?
DDO:
That's correct.
CORR:
Roger. We'll see if we can run that dOWD.
DDO:
Is it currently
circling?
CORR: :I'm not sure exactly what he's doing but
he's trying. Be is holding, waiting to either land at

Andrews or go to PAX River. However, he would not identify
himself.
DOO:
Roger. And, where did it originate
from?
Where did it originate?

Okay. Sir, it's coming in from Shannon,
CORR:
Airport in Ireland.
DDO:
COD:
Roger.
Hang on a second. We may have something on
that.
ARR:
DDO,
this is the Alaskan Command with an
update. We have CAPs established;

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ten aircraft
this time and we have no suspicious

DDO:
Roger. Appreciate
station reference
scheduled
airborne at
tracks in the system.
the update.
Last calling
to PAT 108. We have the Chairman
to land at Andrews at 1610. :If this is, in fact,
the exact aircraft
he certainly has permission
to land.
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NO:RAD: Break, break, this is NORAn with input.
DDO: This is DDO. Provide your update.
NORAD: Yes, sir. Be advised NORAD is expecting
flight out of Shannon. However, original
flight time was
for flight from Shannon into Norfolk with estimated

arrival
time of
0300 Zulu tomorrow. This particula,r flight W
is carrying
50511
a NATO commander and is cleared to land if this
is, in fact, the flight. I say again though he was

originally
scheduled to fly into Norfolk
time of arri~
with an estimated
of 0300 Zulu.
DDO: Roger. This is the DDO. We did, in fact,

clear that particular
understand
principal
to come in. Again,
that PA'l'108 is, in fact, still W
50511 and he
is, in fact, cleared to land.

CORR: This is CONn. We just got that word and we
told him to land at Andrews .
DDO: Roger.
HORAn: And, HORAD copies landing at Andrews.
EA:
stand by.
EA:
stand by.
EA: All conferees
please stand by.
EA:
stand by.
EA.:
stand by.
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l!!A: All conferees please
stand by.
stand by.
EA.: All conferees
please
stand by.
EA.: All conferees
please
stand by.
EA: All conferees
please
stand by.
stand by.
EA.: All conferees please
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
EA:
EA.: All conferees
please
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
please
stand by.
stand by.
EA:
]!!A:
EA: All conferees
EA: All conferees
stand by.
~.! _~}._~~!lfe~~.!...
s~~_~!:
stand by.
EA.: All conferees
please
EA.: All conferees
stand by.
EA.: All conferees
stand by.
DDO: All CINes. all services. This is the DDO. I
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say again all CINC and all services, this is the DDO. We
need you to report any movement of your forces.
DDO: I say again. All CINes and all services. we
need you to report any movement of your forces in response
to what has occurred.
PEOC: STRATCOM, PEDe.
STRATCOM:
STRATCOM's
on.
PEOC: Roger, sir. Mr. Volcan needs to establish

his commxnication with Secretary Carr. Is he in your
vicinity, sir?
STRATCOM:This
is STRATCOM. They're not here in
the command center. They still are in the bui1ding.
I can
relay or add them to the conference if you desire.

PEOC: Roger, sir, we're going to have Signal
attempt to make commJnication via a secure landline and
we'll run him down. Thank you. sir.
STRATCOM: Roger. Be advised, just received this
report the President and company ha~e departed the building
en route to Air Porce One. OVer.
PEOC: This is PEOC. copy a~~. Thank you.
DDO: Ars:II:y OPs. DDO. Marine OPs, DDO. EA please
confirm that we have all the services in the conference.
J!!A:Roger that. sir.
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EA: Break,
break.
EA. Stand by.
EA: Break,
break,
the Karine Corps is
conference,
in
the
sir.
USMC:Marine Corps on.
DDO:Roger.
Break for
the Marine Corps.
DDO:Need you to report

forces
in response
to what occurred
USMC: This
is
This
is
USMC: Sir,
Chan speaking.
the DDO.
we do not copy.
DDO:Roger. We are
from the
forces
services
whether
in response
today.
the Karine Cor;ps commandcenter,
the CRC. (indiscerniDle)

DDO:
any movement of your
in the process
out
they have moved any of their
to what has occurred
USMC:Sir,
of finding
stand
today.
by, please.
EA: All conferees
please
stand
by.
PEOC: DDO,PEOC.
DDO: PEOC, DDO.
____________________________________
~J:~.;_9K~_J;~_~p.p_ea~sthat
coming back.
You've heard
DDO: Say again
that
news right?
in reference
PEOC: zt appears
DDO: :r will
~.;' __
Fo.!'Ee__
~~_.!'.!_g_be
it
will
to Air Force One.
be coming back to D.C.
have to research
that.
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PEOC: No, they are.
DDO: Oh, I'm sorry.
You're
PEOC: Yeah, they are.

sure
is
that
they
have fighter
that
we have continuous
BHXreaches
escort
coverage
that
on the way back and
either
from those
aircraft
r assume we still
the White House. Is
DDO: Roger.
me, okay.
And, what we want to make
coming back or from the CAPwhich

until
telling
t~t
have up
possible?
'l'here' s no doubt but we'll
make sure
happens.
PEOC: Thanks a lot.
got a departure
We'll
let
you know once we've
time.
DDO: ROger, stand
by. HORAnacknowledge.
HORAn:HORAncopies.
DDO: Roger.
EA: All
conferees
please
stand
by.
EA: All
conferees
please
stand
by.
EA: A11 conferees
please
stand
~.
EA.: All
please
stand
by.
conferees
NORAD:Break,
----------~~--
break NORAD/USSPACECOM
with an
iDPut.
DDO: NORAD,OSSPACE;DDO. Provide.
Break,
break,
need you to contact
NADe pr.unary
and NAOCsecondary
McGee-Tyson to coordinate
'fOP SEenft
the
swing
we
200
OSDe:!}
TOP SECRET
tanker
issue.
Over.
Acknowledge NAOCPrimary.
Acknowledge NAOCSecondary.
\
NAOCSECONDARY:
NAOCSecond8.%'Yacknowledge.
Contact
(indiscernible).
Roger,
contact
:! have a DSH number if
you'd
like
to
thera..
NAOCSECONDARY:
Copy that
I:!f
DSN
primary
to make sure
address.
you can coordi:cate
that
get into
we don't
with
HAOC
a conflict
here.
HAOCSECONDARY:
Copy DSN 1
That's
correct.
HAOCSECONDARY:
Copy. We'll
Stand
----'
get
hold
of primary.
by.
Roger.
Say again
NAOCpr~.
HAOCSECORDARY:
This
is
Secondary.
will
have
'lIlY'
folks
._-------------------
HAOCPR:IHARY:This
is
HAOCprimary,
you have
traffic.
Roger,
NAOCpr~.
on to HAOCsecondary.
We are
passing
information
We Deed you guys to coordinate
'1"0. 8EC!tZ'r
with
t1SD(I)
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TOP
HcGee-Tyson
SECRil'f'
for swing tanker operations
so we don't have
conflicts. Over.
HAOC PRIMARY: This is HAOC Primary. WILCO.
NAOC SECONDARY: This is NAOC Secondary how
(indiscernible).
Roger, DOC secondary.
EA: All conferees stand by.
NORAD: Break, NORAD/OSSPACE
DDO: NORAD/OSSPACE,
with an input.
this isDDO.
Provide your
input.
BORAn: sir, at this time we have three unknowns
in Alaska. The first unknown is the one that's been
previously
briefed. CCQM's ID 0255. Zt's turned around and
heading back inland on the north coast of Alaska, 1'0

knots. The second aircraft CCOM's ID 025' is at position
7014 north,
15159 west at 111 knots. CINC NORAD has
deferred tactical action, tactical decision. The third

-----
unknown in Alaska, CCOM's ID 0233, position 5802 north,
--------- ---------- -------------------------------------------------------
15646 west that's 379 knots, 31,000
feet. And, sir, that
track has just been identified now as an airborne E-3. So,

to summarize, we have two unknowns
in Alaska; one on the
north coast, one on the south coast. NORAD/USSPACE
'l!QP SBeRB,!,
Command
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202
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complete.
Roger. And, understand
DDO:
that you've
dispatched aircraft to deter.mine whether they're friendly.

NORAD:
Sir, the aircraft on the north coast of
Atlanta, correction Alaska, was deferred tactical action.

No fighter suitable location. The aircraft on south Alaska
was tactical decision.
believe because of its low speed.
Roger. So, your position is that DODe of
DDD:
these are threats?

NORAn:
DDO:
No, sir.
Roger.
JUIZR:Break, break. 'l'hisis Alaska NaRAD Region.

%'11 add on to the last comment. Some of the targets we're
seeing are the local police fliers who have DOt been
notified yet of our F-CAP plan. We intend to intercept all
contacts that remain unknown.
DDD:
Roger. Ottderstand you plan to intercept all
contacts. Please keep us updated on that.

ANR: That approach certain areas of the state.
000: Roger. So, it will be a selected intercept.
AHa: At this point, given the speed and location
we, as well, assess no threats at this time.

DDO:
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'fOP SECReT
the Secretary of Defense and FAA. I suppose that that
approval has been granted and is being sorted out as we
speak. If you need any help on them please let me know and
I'll need to work this in.
NORAD: NORAD copies. Thank you.
DDO: FAA this is the DOO. Please confirm that
that's been smoothed and you do have permission
On
those
Medevac helicopters allowed into New York.

FAA: Say again this is HORAD.
DDO: This is the DDO again. FAA, please confirm
that you have word thci.tit was approved to allow those
eight Medevac helicopters to enter Ne,/ York proper.
FAA: What was the question for FAA again?
DDO: 'l'hequestion is just need you to confirm.
We had eight Medevac helicopters
that were not being
allowed to go into New York City. We need to confir.m that

permdssion
was given and that word was passed that they
can, in fact, fly into the Hew York area.

FAA: OK. We do have Nedevac aircraft that are not
being allowed to take off. Understand
helicopters
can
go
that eight
into New York City.
DDO: 'l'hisis the DDO; that'S affirmative.

Supposedly,
that was all sorted out in a VTC that included
nsn (1:)
82
the Chairman,
Defense
correction Vice Chairman,
secretary
of
and FAA.
COlm: OK. This is CONR. We can coordinate
the FAA and the northeastern
defense
sector
through
to allow
that
to oCC\1r if that's what you want to happen.

DDO:
COIm., this is the DOO; affinnative.
Please
take care of that.

CONR: We will take care of it. We got it for
action.
DDO:
Thank you much.
AIR FORCE: NMCC, Air Force. This is the Air Force

for the NMCC_
DDO:
Air Force, DDO.
AIR FORCE: Roger. We have a request from ,Air

Combat Command
to the Russian
their exercise
in the Siberian
confusion
with that particu~ar

DDO:
you interested
_.
-__
'__'H_
Which area are
government
to stand dOwn
region to alleviate
defense
W'e
any
sector.
working
at? Which area are
in having them stand down?
...-........ -...... -
--iii--FORci:-B;sIcarly~---anyehing-west--of--Alaska.-----------_
DIX>: Roger. We've been told that two hours ago
t "
they were directed to do that.
\
I
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:
AIR FORCE: Air Force copies.
i \
,
\
I
:,
'.
'\
'l'OP SECkE'r
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PEOC: DDO, PEOC.

DDO: This is the DDO. Last calling station,
please identify yourself again.
PEOC: This is PEOC with another request.
DOO: Roger. State your request.
PEOC: U.S. Secret Service, Mr. Brian Stafford,
would like to talk to General Myers. I've got a number if
you're ready to copy.
DDO: Roger. Send that number, please.
PEOC: 1
---'1
1.4(g)
DDO: Roger. Hr. Stafford and what is his title

again, please?
PEOC: This is the Director of the
u.s.
Secret
Service, Mr. Doyle. I'm not sure if that was Presidential

detail or not becaus~ Hr. Stafford is the Director.
DDO: Roger. Thank you, sir. Stand by. Roger. We
patched that message earlier. We have a different number.
Understand
_. ---- _ ----
._-_._
..
-._--- ---- -. -
- -_.
that number is
II
E.O.13526, section 1.4(g)
PEOC: That's correct.

That's a different
-- - ---------------------- ---------_._------------
number
.-----------
than what we had passed earlier.

DDO: Roger. We've got that same one. We'll send
that message into h~
as We speak.
PEOC: Roger.
Tep SECRET
_. -
- -- - ._----.-
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'1'0' 8ECRE'l'
FAA: DDO, FAA.
(pause) Last calling
station this is the DDO. Do you have traffic?

FAA: DDO, FAA.
DDO: Last calling station this is the DDO.
FAA: DDO, this is the FAA. we are going to
release seven black guard aircraft out of Peachboro
going
into the New York metro area.

DDO: This is the DDO. Roger, and thank you much.
DDO: CONR this is the DDO. Can you give me an
update on the CAP that's over Washington,
D.C.?
(pause)
CONR this is the DDO. Are you there?

CONR: CORR is here.
DDO: Roger. JUst need an update
on our CAP over Washington,
COD:
on what we have
D.C.
Stand by.
HORAn:
National
this is NORAD.

_________________________________________~QJUD_=
~~'h _!lJ:;:~_~~c~~te
south of Key West has been identified

has been identified
friendly.
the two in the vicinity

update
friendly.
Only remaining
of Washington,
from CORR.
'lap
__
~~ __~own
.SBCfiE'!'
track
Say again,
unknowns
are
D.C. Still awaiting
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CORR: Stand by one here.

DOO: Roger, this is the DOO. We're
for a quick update.
There's
certainly
standing' by
a lot of interest
in
those two.
CONR: We have a total of seven airplanes
over
Washington,
D.C. rig'ht nOw. Four F-16s and three
Washington,
D.C. Two F-1Ss over New York City at the
F-1Ss over
moment.
DDO: This is the DDO. Do you have anything
further?
Understand
Washington,
four F-16s, three F-15s over
D.C. and two F-1Ss over New York.
Is that
correct?
CONR: That is correct.
DDO: Anything
further?
CORR: No. we have numerous

those are the ones protecting
airplanes
airborne
those major metropolitan
areas.
DDO: Roger. That's what we needed.
FAA: DDO, FAA.
DDO: This is the DDO. Last calling
identify
yourself.
FAA: FAA.
DDO: Roger, FAA.
TaP SECRET
station
but
OSD(1)
86
!lOP
I E.O.
SECRm'
13526, section 1.4(a)
Doo: Roger. I want to know who they specifically

a.re. Can you give
me anything?
._FAA=-Stand.by.
PEOC:
DDO:
DDO.
PEOC.
PEOC,DOO.
PEOC:Yes, sir.
effort
just .a second._
Is there
to move search and rescue
already
assets
a coordinated
into
Hew York? Is
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it coordinated
or is it coming by from individual
units.
DDO: FEMA are you here?

DDO: FEMA this is the ODO. Are you there?
FEMA: FEMA's on.
DDO: Roger. The question
coordinated
effort
is, is there a
for search and rescue at New York City?
FEMA: Yes, sir, there is. We hay. at least four

task forces that have for.med up already
that will be
leaving shortly by grOund. MY understanding

rendezvous
was the
point up there was going to be Stewart
Air Base,
New York.
PEOC: OK, PEOC copies. Does that include
military
helicopter
assets that we'll need to use?
FEMA: Sir, we did not receive

about the military
keep everything
the
helicopter
any information
assets. Our advice was just
on the ground.
PEOC: And, DDO, PEOC. Just be advisedLI

returning;
has delivered
the passenger
tol
land
is on its way back now.

~
passenger
framLI
,..;
is,.in fact, in place.
Thank you much.
~
NORAD:
Break, break,
this is HORAD with an
update.
'l'OP SECRE'l'
is
OSD(I}
88
!POP SECRET
DDO: HORAD, DDO; provide your update.
NORAD:
Copy. HORAD received
aircraft over the Atlantic.

identified
as Continental
squawks. NORAD
reports
of two
No specific location;
57 and Air Can 65 with distress
is investigating
at this time.
DDO: This is the DDO.Thank.
you much.
Keep us
posted.
NORAD:
WI:LCO.
FAA: DOO, FAA.

DOO: FAA, DDO.
I E.O.
13526, section 1.4(a)
DDO: This 1s the DDO, roger. X have that. We'll

submit that request.
We have quite a few coming
in.
FAA: Yeah, well we've had quite a few more.

DDO: Roger.
got to see whether
collected
Stand by before you send that.
there's
I've
a better way to get all these
so we can shoot them all at ODe time. Break.
CONR,.DDO. ..----
--._..
--.
CONR: Stand by for Gen. Arnold.

CONR: Gen. Arnold's
up.
DDO: Sir, this is the DDO. Can we speak to Gen.

Arnold?
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89
'POP SEC~
CORR:Speaking.
DDO:Yes, sir,
do
have traffic?
yOU
CORR:We showed traffic

into
the united
States
Air Canada flight
and returned
65 declared
FAA: This is
in contact
declare
an IFE coming
back to Paris.
We have
an IFE over the Atlantic.
the FAArep to NORAD

trying
to get
with the FAArep there.

HORAn:Calling
FAArep.
Can you verify
where
Uthere'" is?
FAA: My name is Reggie Settle,
HORAD
at this
the FAArep at
time.
HORAn:Roger,
sir.
And, who are you trying
to
reach?
PAA: Anyone that's
call
at
this
an FAArep on the
conference
time in Washington.
NORAn:Copy.
CORR:This is
flight
.-.Atlantic
6'5 was passed
Gen. Arnold again.
to us by the
The Air Canada
FAA, an IFE over the
. Wedon-'t.know. its.destination._ancLwenee(Ltha,t.-
information
from the
from southern
FAA. We know the
California
towards
Colorado.
missing
out of Ft.
looks
like
unknown type aircraft
he'S
headed east
And, we had two airplanes
reported
Worth. We do not have any further
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90
'fOP SSCRB'iP
infor.mation on them.
Gen. Arnold this is the DDO. We have that,
DDO:
sir. Is there anything
further?
CORR: That's all I have right now.

DDO:
Roger,
sir. Break, eONR, DDO.
CORR: This is CONR--Gen.

DDO: Roger, sir.
Arnold.
We have two helicopters
standing by sent to the Pentagon
to get elements
up to
______ ~Iwe need to launch the second one. We already have

one here that's already
take four people
up.
CORR: They're
DDO:
outbound. We need another one in to
coming in from?
Sir, we were told that they were stationed
at Anacostia.
NIGHT HAWK CONTROL:
Hawk Control.
Break, break.
We do have aircraft
standing
This is Night
by. Would you
like them to launch at this time?

DDO: This is the DDO. Roger,
.
send one in to the
same helipad ..
at.River_Terrace.
NIGHT HAWK eomROL:
Roger. The tail number coming
in will be tail number
34. It is getting
and should be airborne
in five minutes.
DDO:
Roger. Again,
ready to launch
identify your call sign. Last
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TOP SZCRET
calling station again, ODD. Identify your call sign -- your
call sign.
NIGHT HAWK CON"l'ROL:Call sign tail number will be
34. I say again call sign 34.
DDO: This is the DDO, out.
CONK: And, CONa, is that one helicopter or two?
NIGHT HAWK CONTROL: That will be one helicopter.
It will be a Marine Corps CBS3. OVer.
CONR: Okay, got it.
NIGHT HAWK: The flight path will be from
Anacostia just east of Washington Hatio~
to the Pentagon.
DDO: NORAD, DDO

HORAn: This is :HORAn go ahead.
DDO: Roger. Earlier we talked about the fighters'
that are escorting Air Porce One. Can you confirm that they
would be ready when they take off for the second leg of the
flight. The Vice president wants to hear over this
conference and from you that we have fighters standing by
when they take off from Barksdale or Offutt.
MORAD: Roger. That is affirmative. The two
original fighters that were in escort had landed at
Barksdale and are getting fuel and in the turn. There are
four fighters standing by as well for the second leg of the
'fOP SECRE'f'
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TOP SECRET
trip.
DDO: Roger. Just let me summarize.
Understand
there are two fighters on the ground right there with

and then there are four that are standing ~
them
to be inbound
when they take off is that correct?

HORAn: '!'hat'saffirmative
knowledge.
to the best of my
Let me verify that those four are, in fact, op
ready, immediate,
and ready to take off. Stand by just a
minute.
DDO: Roger. But, we do have those two that are
refueling
that will be ready to take off whenever
Air Force
ODe takes off?

HORAn: That's affirmative.
three minutes
They landed about
ago and are in the turn taking fuel.
DDO: This is the DDO. Thank you. were

by on the second
standing
four.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC.

DDO: PEOC, DDO.
PEOC: Ha~ .th(t" ~en
or through the NMCCfor
any coord~tioD
with FEHA
guard reserve assets to assist with
the New York effort?

CONR: This is Gen. Arnold at CONR. We have
activated
our command post for total air force assets
.:
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'fOP BECHT
available to support the aftermath.
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
DDO:
F'EMA,
HORAD,
FAA,
this is the DOO. We're
getting flooded by requests for clearance elevated from

both guard and other forces to support the effort in New
York. What we need is FEMA to coordinate directly with
HORAn and FAA. We're getting inundated right now with all
those. And, here's the number for FEHA Ops. The number is
________________
Acknowledge. OVer.
!lORAD: IlORAD/USSPACECOM acknowledged.

DDO: FAA, !lORAD, FEMA, need acknowledgments
on
going directly with FEMA for coordination.

NORAD: NORAD/OSSPACECOM copies.
FEMA: Break, break, this is FEHA, sir. A better
contact number for FEMA operations versus that one you just
gave out.
DDO: Roger, send it.
FEMA: In the event we have commercial telephone
line problems we can use DSN
or
c=J.
DDO: This is the Doo. I have DSN
All copy.
1'--
How do you convert that DSN to a civilian number?

FEMA: converting
be
that to a civilian number would

_
DDO: Again, that converted to civilian number
I
':l'OPSBCREIP
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
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'lOP BECREI!'
E.O. 13526, section 1.4( )

would be
~
PEMA:That's
DDO: Roger.
FEMA-- please
coordinating
confirm
with
correct,
sir.
NORAD,FAA, FEMA-- of course,

and acknowledge
I have
new number for
FEMACps.
NORAD:NORAD
copies
new number.
FAA: This is
the FAA. Can you g-ive me that
DIX>:This is
the DDO. The number is
number
again?
Or,
if
you want to go commercial,
posted,I
DSN
1'--
----Jlandsaaw
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
FAA: FAAconfixms.
DDO: '!'his is
for
And, this
is
for
FEMA?
FEMAOps, correct.
HORAn:FAA, NORAD.
DDO: FAA, please
respond
FAA: This is
FAA. Go ahead.
the
NORAn:Yes, sir,
rep
from NORAD
here
Are you ready
I have a Mr. Reggie Settle,
requesting
a calIon
DDO: Roger.
please
an unsecure
FAA
line.
to copy number?
PAA: DIX>can you translate
cal.I
to NORAD.
There's
on a commercial. line.
send the
commercial
that
a Mr. Settle
Be did not get

number.
'!'-Oil
SEeRE'!'
for me?
that
that
wants a
number.
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SEam'!'
!lOP
HORA!):Roger. Commercial number
NORAD
complete.
DDO:That number is
NORAD:Affirmative.
FAA.:FAAconfirms
that
and they want us to call
them?
NORAD:That's
correct,
FAA.:All right,
sir.
A Hr. Reggie Settle.
give h~
we'll
a call
then.
HORAD:Roger.
IllGBT HAWKCONTROL: Break,
DDO, Night Hawk
break,
Control.
DDO:This is
the DDO.
NIGHTHAWKCONTROL:
Helicopter
landing
in two mics.
inbound;
should
shortly.
Thank
OVer.
DDO: Roger.
We'll
be out there
you.
FAA: 000, FAA.
DDO: FAA, DDO.
FAA: Hey,
aircraft
if
you've
:r got another
got t~e
DDO: Yeah, I'm
txying
to keep it
to take
going
coo.rdinated
request
for
an inbound
it.
to work with that.

internally.
it.
'!'op SECRE'r
Go
We're
ahead;
send
be
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FAA: It's a Gen. Kernaan, NATO Commander,
t7 S
Army.
DDO: His call sign.

FAA: VV50511. Request to come in from Shannon,
Ireland landing
at Norfolk, Chambers Field; ETA 0300 Zulu.
Gen. Kernaan.
FAA: That's correct.

DDO: That's four-star K-e-r-n-a-n?
FAA: K-e-r-n-a-a-n.
DDO:Roger,
we'll ~rk
that one.
FAA: Okay.
MOG:
DDO, this is AFOG.
DDO: This is the DOO .

AP'OG: Roger,
sir. This is AFOG. Just to let you
know there'S a three ship of Hueys who'll be moving Air

Force PAX from River Terrace
completed
they'll
to Bolling. When they're
return with yourl
DDO: Roger, wasn't

mission
but I got it. What's
aware you were working
that
the ETA for that second flight
plan?
AFoo: They're between
Bolling and Pentagon
now and then they're about a 15 minute
'fOP SECRE'1'
round trip.
right
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'lap SESRE'I'
DDO:Roger. So, in 30 minutes
ready for
I E.O.
AFOC: Thirty
or less,
I?
13526, section 1.4(a)(g)
they should be
yes.
DDO:Roger ..
AFOC:And, :I' 11 get back o!U;ine to' let
once they're
you know
coming bac~.
DDO: Thank you much.

DDO: NORAD, nIX).
NORAD:
This is HORAn go ahead,
DDO:Roger. Again, we're

this
coordination
number that
to sort
done with you. :Is there
we can have folks
out some of these

HORAn:
trying
call
to get
same of
an operational
you wh&llthey're
clearances
trying
and requests?
Roger. Stand by. Let me get you a good
number.
DDO: Roger.
EA.:
sir.
Al.l conferees
stand
by.
EA: All
conferees
stand by.
EA: All
conferees
stand by.
AIR FORCE: NMCC, Air Force.
DOO: '!'his is the DOO.
I E.O.
13526, section 1.4(a)
Tap
Sze-".nE'f'
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I E.O.
13526, section 1.4(a)
DDO: Roger. Send traffic.

AIR FORCE: Currently located at Bolling Air Force
Base.
DDO: Koger. 'l'huk
you much.
DDO: FAA this is DDO.

FAA: FAA. Go
ahead.
DDO: Roger. Was it your request for Gen Kernaan

to come in?
FAA: Yes. They called us and asked us what
procedures
they needed to get into the
u.s.
into Norfolk.
DDO: Roger. The Vice and the Director is here and

they said that is permitted. You need to make ar~angements
to allow that to happen.
FAA: OK. Just let us know 'What kind of
arrangements
you need and we'll ensure we get everything
because we'll have to probably call Europe. Europe may not

let them off the ground.
DDO: Roger. Again, we're not saying they can't
physically
get them
ill
hut we are telling you if that in
fact they get into the air ~ce
we will permit them to
'f'6:P SECltB'f'
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99
!POP SBCH'II
land.
FAA: Okay.
DDO: I'm Dot sure that will help you.
FAA: No, it doesn't help me much but I'll forward
it on to our counterparts
in Europe that this ca~~ sign on
this aircraft will be able-to depart. And, if he does get

off that he will be permitted
to land.
DDO: Roger.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC.
DDO: This is the DDO. Identify yourself
again,
please.
PEOC: Yeah, it's PBOC. Can you just cOllfi%1ll
~ocation
of the SECDEF please?

DDO: Roger. Be's right here in the SVTS. Let me
confirm.
Roger, he's still here in the building,
currently
in his office.
PEOC: Roger. Thanks.
DDO: HORAn,
DDO. I just want to close this one
out. Those two low flying aircraft that were identified
an
hour ago coming that we thought may have been he~icopters

based on altitude
and speed. Understand
we've lost whatever
contact we had with them.

NORm:
That is affirmative,
IPOP.SBcmPl'
sir. We have no more
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radar contact
on them. Did not hear from CORR if they had a
final identification.
DDO: Roger. But, I take it it's safe to assume
they were not a threat; that nothing has been heard.
HORAD: This is RORAD. Stand by please.
(pause)
And, DDO this is HORAD. Go ahead, please.

DDO: This is the DDO. What do you have for us?
HORAD:
identification
Sir, again, I say we have no positive
on those two tracks. We do not have radar
contact on them.
DDO:,Roger.
Air Force, ~hat we're looking
for was
two tracks that we had coming inbound. But, the flying

height and speed of indicates helicopters.
'contact with them but we just wanted
any information
We've
lost
to see if anybody had
on them.
AIR FORCE: Air Force copies.

NORAD:
CORR:
HORAD:
MOuntain.
CORR, this is HORAn.

Stand by for Gen Arnold.
interest out of San Diego headed
HORAD:
is on.
Yes sir. Lt Paul here at Cheyenne
Sir, do we have anything
CORR:
Gen Arnold
further on the track of
east?
I don't have anything.

Roger.
'flOP SECRl!l1f
Stand by.
U5.O(I)
101
~ep SSCREJ!'
CONR:They're
still
putting
do not have contact

NORAD:Roger,
point
with
sir.
these
that
airplanes
on~.
We
airplane.
And, can you identify
the
CAP
please?
CORR:I don't
airplanes
have call
signs.
We have two
out of Buckley and two from. Albuquerque
being scrambled
that
are
as we s~ak.
HORAe:Copy, sir.
CONK:We have :no situation
airpl.ane
awareness
on that
so we are capping.
NORAD:r copy,
sir.
Thank you.
CORR:Do the FAAhave contact?

you got word. It's
UDfortunately
CONK,Gen. Arnold.
just
annoUDCec.that
I don't
know if
ABCNews,
Air Force One is
in
Barksdale.
NIGHTHAWK
CONTROL:
Break,
break.
noo,
Hight
Hawk
Control.
DDO:This is
the DDO.
NIGB'l'HAWK
.cONTROL:Roger.
more PAXon the helo
sitting
at
We have room for
the LZ. Are there
cODling?
I E.O. 13526, section 1.4(a) I
'POP SBCU'f
20
more PAX
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POP SEGREIP
NIGH'!'HAWK CONTROL: Roger. Stand by.

PEOC: DDO, PEOC
DDO:
This is the DDO. Go ahead and launch that
helicopter.
HIGHT HAWK CONTROL: Doo, Night Hawk Control.
Roger.
DDO: HORAn, this is the DDO.
BORAD: This is NORAD.
DDO: Roger. We were looking for that contact
number you were researching
that for us.
RORAD: Roger. Don't have a good number for you at

this time. We're running our liaison through our FAA rep.
DDO: Roger. We'll continue
to stand by.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC.

CONK: This is Gen Arnold at CONR. Update on
Presidential
support.
DDO: 'l'hisis the DDO. Please send it.

COD:
Ellington
aircraft
We have two airplanes
Air National
airborne
airborne
Guard Base, F-16s. ~
out of Tinker.
at Barksdale
additional
shortly. Tanker support from McConnell
Air Force Base, Kansas. And, we are scrambling

aircraft
from
We'll continue
until the President
an AWACS
to provide support
is ready to depart and we
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103
!'OP SECRET
will
escort
him to whatever
destination
he intends
to go
to.
DDO: Roger.
Sir,
thanks
for
that
update.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC.

ODD:
PEOC,
DDO.
PEOC: Bave you gotten

the
aircraft
type
DDO:
those
right
confirmed
that
the
are
on
Pentagon?
We're not getting
now. This
that
hit
any kind of confirmation
any identification
is DDO. We have four
down. We don't
on
aircraft
that
we
know which ones went
where.
NIGH'!' HAWK
CONTROL:
DDO, Night
DDO: Night
Hawk Control,
Hawk Control.
DDO.
NIGHTHAWK CONTROL:
Roger.

DDO:
.1
Roqer
1.4(a)(g)
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(a)(g)
NiGHT HAWK CON'l'ROL:

Roger.
DDO: Roger.
__~_~_
NIGB'l'
Appreciate
~.!!lt:__
~~9_~_:
it.
_~~_, ~!.~~~
__
~~I~ __
~~~~~~l~
HAWK CON"rROL:
DDO,
this
is
Night
Hawk
Control.
DDO: 'l'his
is
DDO.
N:IGH'rRAWK
CONTROL:Roger.
TOP
SEeRE'f
Just
be advised
we do
..
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TOP SECItET
have additional
aircraft
should you require
DDO:Roger. Appreciate
it.
them. OVer.
Understand they
are at
Anacostia.
NIGHTHAWK
CONTROL:
Roger.
DDO:Roger. And you're

l
the relocate
helicopters
but
if
you require
DDO:Negative.
me on when
1.4(a)
'l'hat should be a di.fferent
UB, we do have assets,
sir.
Stand by in case we need it.
NIGHTHAWK
CONTROL:
Al'OG:
updating
willi
NIGHTHAWK
CON"rROL:
asset,
also
Roger.
Standing
by.
DDO,AFOO.
DOO: Stand by.

Dro: This is
the DDO.Go.
TAPE#3, SIDE 1.
AFOG:DDO,MOO. Your two-ship
Bolling
is
en route
to
to Pentagon.
DDO:Roger,
identify
your call
sign again,
. ple~s~.
.Al"OG:
This is AFOG.
DDO:Roger,
for
and understand
those
are designated
the relocate?
AFOG:That's
correct
IL_~I=E=.=O=.
=13=5=2~6,~s=ec=t=io=n=1=.4::::::(
a::::::)~1__
105
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'!lOP S!lRE'1'
I E.O.
13526, section 1.4(a)
DDO: Roger. Give me a call once you're
on
station.
AFOG: Okay. I'm going to be off the line here.
They're
going to be there in about four or five minutes.

DDO: R?9'er. Understand,
four or five minutes.
AFOG: Roger.
DDO: Last calling station,
You're
coming in broken.
HAOC SECONDARY:
making
identify yourself.
sure that we're
This is RAOC Secondary
just
still in the conference.
DDO: Roger, understand.
NAOC Secondary we have
you.
EA:
All conferees
stand by.
stand by.
EA:
stand by.
EA:
stand.by.
stand l:Jy~
EA: .~.l .conferees
~~
....... _---. ---_ .... - ..p!~~.s.e
..... "-'-- ....
please
stand by.
stand by.
stand by.
EA: All conferees
HORAD: Break. Break. '1'hisis NORAD with an
'!lOP SEC!U!'l'
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'fOP SEeD'!
update.
DDO: HORAn provide your update.
HORAl): DDO, be advised I just received a call
fram air traffic control Ft. Worth. They're reporting a
high-speed contact east of Waco. CUrrently, high speed
below their radar coverage heading in the vicinity of the
restricted area that's been identified as the President's
ranch. HORAn, cOllllPlete.
DDO, do you copy?
DDO: This is the DDO. understand
high speed
contact below the radar, vicinity of Ft. worth heading

towards what we believe the President's
ranch. Is that
correct?
.HORAl): That's affirmative,
sir.
DDO: This is the DDO. Do we have an intercept in

position to deal with, to address that?
HORAn: This is NORAD. We are querying
at this time due
to SPeed and the vicinity, interceptor may not be an

option.
. . DI)()
:.~~r
HORAD:
...
Stand by.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC, do we have any kind of type

aircraft?
DDO: Stand by. Do we have any type of specific
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aircraft?
Do we have any identification

NORA:That's
a negative.
a high speed below radar

air
SEaun'
traffic
on it?
The only ID we have is
by Dallas-Ft.
as rePorted
Worth
control.
This is
DDO:
the DOC.
Keep us posted.
NORAD:WILCO.
PEOC:
DDO:
DDO,
PEOC.
This 1.s the
PEOC: Is there
speed for
any chance they can define
maybe that'll
US;
DDO:
Roger,
DDO.
.high
help.
stand by. Can we get a definition
of
what: hiQh speed is?

DDO:
HORAD,DDO.
DDO:
NORAD,DDO.
Can
assist?
YOU
NORA:NORAD.
Go ahead.
DDO:
information.
Roger. We're just
There is
speed was or any other

. p_a.rt:ic.ular aircraft
a request
looking
for
information
.lUld_l1owfar
just
any aMi tional
how fast
you can get.
<?'It.is
NORA:Roger. 1: can get
for
that
it
CD
This is the DDO we're
DDO:
HORAn,this
is
information.
standing
the 000.
target
from the ranch?
by.
DDO:
high
by.
Stand
or
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'!OP SECRET
NOnD:
This is NORAD. Go ahead DDO.
DDO: Roger. Based on this last info%lD8.tion,the

question it makes me' ask is there an active CAP over Air
Force One right now?
NORAD: This is HORAn.
Stand by. Let me verify
that Air Foree One has, in fact, gone airborne with that.
DDO: Roger. Even if they haven' t gone airborne
it's important to know whether there's an active CAP over
it.
HORAD: Roger, understand.
We do have two on the
ground and two en route from Ellington and X will check on

the status of those.
DDO: Roger. Do need to encourage the aircraft to
get airborne as soon as possible.
HORAD: understood.
PEOC: 000, PEOC
DDO: PEOC, DDO.
PEOC: OK. Service has taken actions towards the
ranch. We just need to get clarity on what the target is
w.
'M...
'.
,.....
._. _
. . ...
. .~.
.'
...
,..
_..
__ .
..
and any more information that we' can get in order to pass
that to the service and all those folks t~t
ranch now.
PEOC: Roger.
'ROP SSem!l'
are at the
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lI'OP SEcml'l'
NORAn:
information
And, HORAn copy, stand by.
coming in right
HORAn:
information
They have lost
track
got more
now_.
Break, break,
on that
I've
this
is NORAD.
Further
headed towards the ranch area.
radar contact
at current,
excuse me, at last
known heading and speed. Will be over the ranch area
right
about this
on the
time,
almost immediately.
phone with wa~o control

if
it
to see if
We're currently
they have any contact
but
remains under radar we won't see it.

DDO:
This is
the
DDO.
Understand.
PEOC,
acknowledge.
PEQC:
PEOC
copies,
thanks.
A:IRFORCE:HORAn this
is Air Force.
Could you say
where ranch is?

NORAD:
disposal.
This is HORAD.
:I can see if
don't
at my
:I can find out for you.
A:IRPORCE:JUst a general
is,
have that
location
of where it
sir.
NQ:R!J>:
DDO:
Rog_e;:
~ .~~.~. by .
This is
DDO.
Air Force,
the ranch is
Crawford, Texas.
A:IRFORCE:Crawford, Texas, copy.
EA.: All conferees
please
~OP SBenE".P
stand by.
in
USD(I)
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g) .
110
SECRB'P
'lap
Roger, Il..-- ~ DDO, radio check.
DDO:
DOO,
comms check.
EA.:
conference.
Break, break
,.......-
liS not in the
__
I'm bringing them back in now, sir.
Ihears you loud and clear.
_______
~Ihas you loud and clear.
The last calling station say again,
DDO:
1,-__
reference
....,1
I This
is 1
1 we
have you loud and
c~ear.
This is the DDO, roger. General Bostick,
DDO:
noo.
DDO:
'-
I
I Stand
DDO.
by sir. He stepped
away for a
second.
DDO:
use your
V"l'C
Roger. A message, we need to make sure you
capability is up and running. Give us an
update once you have it up.

I
now, sir.
------'
I~r.~
~.a~ili~
~'re
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
I E.O. 13526, section 1.4(a) I
'lap
SEeRET
working right
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
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TOP SECRET
I E.O.
13526, section 1.4(a)
* I Roger,
then sir, :r'll get with General
Bostick.
DOO: Roger.
AXR FORCE: DDO, Air Force.
DIX>:
Air Force, DDO.
AIR FORCE: Roger. Confirm lo~ation
of Sec oaf.
DDO: Sec Def is still in the Pentagon.

AXR FORCE: Roger.
* I Brig
Gen Winfield, Brig Gen Bostick, at
*
AIR FORCE: Generals Bostick and Winfield,
roger.
PEOC: Did you get the massage reference getting

the VTC up and also letting us know once you're capable of
transfer of authority.
* I Roger.
We're up on COMMS right now.
PEOC: Roger, understand.
Do you have ETA when you
are CAPABLE of transferring control of conference?
* I Say
again last transmission.
PEOC: Roger. Just interested
'POP SJ!lem!Pl'
in knowing when you
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TOpS!lem;tP
think you'll be ready with transfer of control of
conference.
II
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
I Right,
understand. I was talking with
Secretary Wolfowitz and Secretary White, the Ar.my

Secretary,
and trying to decide at this end where the best
place to run operations out of. The DEPSECDEF is trying to

get in touch with the SECDE!".
Secretary White personally
felt he would rather run his operations out of operations

center there in the Pentagon. And, the DEPSECDEF,
believe, is going to ask the SECDEF
for his read given
current status at the Pentagon, whether it's better to

operate out of there or here. But, we'll be set regardless
within 10-15 minutes.
DDO: Roger. X understand.
'!'hedecision will be
made that we can continue to maintain control here in

addition to the Army?
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
to
go
... __~~~ft.
IRight.
The desire of Secretary White i8
back. He thought he would give a date to come out
_~~._4.~~.;~~~
__~~_.g9__~~_C;~_~~_._~
__~A!J_~
_;-~_t}.:C?~~_
_~~~_~~_!..
get a number of injuries on the Army side. DEPSECDEF

comfortable
is
either way. He just wanted to talk it oVer with
the SECDEP. They're trying to link those two up right now.

DDO: This is DDO. Understand.
'Pep SECRm
__
0_.
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'fOP Sl!ICfiBIl'
______
~I Okay.
I should be back to you shortly
to
let you know we're up and ready to take control if that's

what the Chairman desires.
DDO: This is DDO, roger. We'll be standing
________ lIB
available?
the Director
Gen Kellogg
by.
of the Joint Staff
is trying to link up with him.
DDO: Say again your last question.

'-available?
11s the Director
of the Joint Staff
He had sent Gen. Kellogg in here as the senior
uniform member and Kellogg wanted to talk.

DOO: Roger. He stepped out for a minute.
When
he's back on I'll give you a call.

______ ----JIOkaythank
,
you.
EA: All conferees
please stand by.
DDO:
apparently
Rog-er
.And
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
1.4(g)
also, his team is standing by
if you all need help.
lPOP
SBCJU5I1"
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~P
___
SElCm!!'f'
---JIRoger,sir, I'll relay.
DDO: Roger. '!'heywere told that we can relay

should they need documentation.
Roger, sir, we'll relay.

Brigadier General Bostick.
DDO,
DDO: Gen. Bostick, also before you go, the

Director just walked back in and he wanted me to put him on
or we can have him call directly
into yOU and we'll patch
it through to Gan. Kellogg.

___
----JI
Roger. J:' 11 look forward to the phone
call. We'll do a direct line contact.

DDO: Roger.
000
__
1_----'
ODO: This is the DDO.

~ __
---JI
Roger, sir. Do we have a good number for
Admiral Frye?
DDO: Stand by.
___
This is the DDO.
----JI
That would be Dset
___
~4._d~,--_~~~_._______
___
_ ____
______ _
D
on the secure
___
__
DDO: That's RED switch if YOU've got that

capability.
___
---JI
Roger, sir. Thank you.
I
'fOP SBeRE'!'
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(a)(g)
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~OP SHeM'!'
DDO:HORAn,DOO.Do we have any update
unknown that
was heading
in the vicinity
on that
of Crawford,
TexaS?
DDO:HORAn,DDO
HORAD:Yeah,
has no further
infor.mation
generating
this
is NORAD,DDO. :I copy. HORAn
information
we received
fighter
on those
was that
fighter
Stand
DOO:Roger.
that
:I had correctly
fact
generating
1
Ft.
Worth and Waco wi1l.
DDO say again.
by.
I was just
understand
fighters
to
go
repeating
Ft.
that
to confi%1ll
Worth and Waco are
in
check out the unknown in the
of CraWord.
NORAn:
an update
worth and Waco were
support.
NORAD:
vicinity
Ft.
The last
support.
DDO:Roger. Understand
generate
tracks.
on their
That's
location,
DDO:This is
troRAD:
affirmative.
I'll
Sir.
As soon as :I have
update.
DDO.We're standing
by.
CORR,NORAD.
CORR:COD. Stand by for
Gen. Arnold.
NORAD:Copy.
COHR:Stand by one for
CORR:Gen. Arnold,
Gen. Arnold.
CONK.
'POP BBCRE'P
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!POP SE~T
HORAD: This is the Air Officer at Cheyenne

Mountain. :r tried to get a verification,
sir, on the chat
line from your ADDO. We're receiving reports that the

original report of an aircraft out of San Diego en route to
Denver area was false. Can we verify that with you, sir?
CONR: Yeah, hang on a second. We Wlderstand
to be the case, that there was an intel
that
support as opposed
to a FAA request. So, we're not tracking them and the FAAis not tracking it. So, as far as we know it doesn't exist.
But, we're still maintaining
Colorado/Offutt
the track over the
area and we're working with an AWACS
aircraft to maintain coverage. ~n addition, we're

maintaining
a CAP over the President or we're in the
process of establishing that CAP with four fighters,

tankers and AWACS.
NORAD: NORAD copies here, thank you.
CONR: Okay.
EA.: All
-~~.: ..~~,
conferees please stand by.
.P~-~- ..
NORAe: KORAl).
DDO: HORAD, we have a Rorean airliner squawking
hijack code heading toward Anchorage,
confirm?
'POP SBCM'P
Alaska. Can you
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'!'OP SECRE'.P
NORAD:
Stand by.
There is a Korean airliner
stand hy. Stand by for,.your update'.

this
Break, hreak.
National,
1s NORAD
with an update.
DDO:This is the DDO,please
NORAD:
Roger, sir.
track
possible
trail.
hijack,
we currently
support
details
of that
aircraft
update.
to the Alaskan
have two aircraft
we have additional
Additionally,
provide
In reference
Almaden and two more out of Galina that

for
--
and we'll
aircraft
in
out of
had been scrambled

patch
through with
as we get them.
DDe>:Roger. Can you conf i%1ll.
whether the squawking
the hijack
code?
NORAD:
That is correct,
sir.
They are squawking
hijack.
DDO:Roger.
PEOC:And, DDOthis
is PEOC. Is that
inbound or
outbound to Alaska?
000: That is
the original
inbound to Fairbanks,
.termi~;.!.~~_C!~__
~~~_,_~~
_~~~~.."
__
._...
Alaska with
..
._.
._ _ _...
PEOC:Roger.
STRATCOM:
Break, break,
connand center.'
task
force
DDO.This is
Wehave a request
204 for AWACS

support
S'l'RATCOH
from Air Force One via

while they're
TOE' SHeu'!'
flying.
.. .__
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Over.
DDO: Roger.
Please
stand
support
for
We ware told
COKRplease
by.
confirm
that
that
was inbound.
we have AWACS
Air Force One?
CONR:CONR.Stand by
one.
AIR FORCE:DDO this

DDO:
Air Force -,
Al:R FORCE:Roger.
already
that
tasked,
is Air Force
DDO.
We confirmed
AWACS
support
coming out of Tinker.
DDO: Roger,
sir.
Do you when it
will
be on
station?
AIR FORCE:Stand by we'll
con;
right
And, CONRconfirms
now Tinker
on that
DDO: This
is
E-3 for
the DDO,
check.
the
Air Force One.

roger.
NORAD:And, NORAD copies.

time of take
off
We're
standing
Do we have an estimated
Sir,
Gen. Arnold
go ahead;
at CONR.
000.
CONR:We're goiZlg to come up on this

another
that
phone and I'm going to have Col.
phone but we have to go to a different
They've
by.
for Air Force One?
CORR:This is
DIX>:
same. We're checkiDg
kind of spy planed
us right
now.
loop on
Duckett
monitor
location.
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119
DDO: Roger, sir.
CONK: We'll fall back into the net
in about 30
seconds.
DOO: Roger, .sir.
HORAD: Break, break. This is NORAD with
an
update.
0.00: HORAn,
DDO; send your update.
HORAD: Roger. This is NORAD with an update.
We
just received some intel that eight Ryder vans may be en

route to the Cheyenne Mountain complex. '!'he installation
commander has directed
that we close up blast doors. Say
again, Cheyenne Mountain
is closing blast doors in respoXl.se
to possible threat of eight Ryder trucks en route from

dowut9WU to the Cheyenne Mountain
complex. NORAD complete.
DDO: This is the DOO, roger.

PEOC:
DDO,
radar fast moving
PEOC.
Anymore update on the below
target towards the ranch in Texas?
HORAD: This is NORAD.
...~
.._._..__.
..
._.p
. Q:lJ;l~._.....__~ _.__. ._.__..__
. .
DDO:
on updates
._.__
._
. ._
.._._._....
_._..... .
at this
._.._._.
..__.
Last cal.l.!ngstation, DDO; you have traffic.
DIX>: BOHAl),
HORAn:
DDO:
.._.._._.._.
Negative
DIX).
This is IfORAI),
go ahead.
Roger. We have reports that aircraft
'fOP SBemR
were
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scrambled to deal with the low flying aircraft heading
towards Crawford, Texas. DO we have anything
in that area
that can tell us what's going on? Do we have visual on the

ranch or anything?
RORAD:
We're working that contact right now, sir.
We don't have confir.mation of an actual scramble. The only

word we got was they were working on tactical action. We
are-querying
right now to see if they took any tactical
action on that event.

DDO: Roger. Please keep us informed
as soon as
you get something.

RORAD:
stand by.
stand b,y.
DDO:
E.O.13526,section
1.4(g)
taLCO.
'l'bisis the DDO.

1 Brig.
I 1
Gen. Bostick here. 1'here's a SV"rC
that's going to be conducted that includes
PECC, State, the
FBX, DOHS, HHCC, X'. sure, and X'. sure others. DEPSECDEF
wants to be included in that but based on the double
encryption
that we don't have capability
at this location.
Can't enter it. I don't believe we need that double

encryption.
So, X need to find out if there is a way to put
that coaferance
at a level of encryption
'1'01'SEettE'f
that we can handle
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TOP
SSGRE'1'
from out here.

DDO: Roger. We'll get same smart people on that
now.
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
________10K,
and, our folks are working it as
well. Z think DZA has put the conference together. But, our
folks are working it here and we'll stay in touch with you
on this.
DDO: Roger, say again your last.
'--
-'1 1:
believe DIA is running this particular
SVTC. Z don't know for sure. Z just know some of the

players and the DEPSECDEF said that he needed to be in that
and talking to the Comma folks here based on the double
encryption we can't get into that particular SVTC. So,
we'll work it from this end. As Z understand it if
we
drop
the encryption on the conference and then bring it back up

to a level that we're capable of 1
then we'll be
okay.
DDO: Roger. What's the timeline on the
--
-.-------
conference?
---
-._---- ---- --------
What are we working on?
-- ------------_._-------------------------.
'--
I This
- --._--- ------- -- - --------.--
-- .. _. -- .--.------- --- -----------
is DDOiL__----,
__.....J1 'I'm going to have to
get back to you on that.

DDO: Roger, we'll start working but we nead to
know how much time we have.
1
'lOP SECRZT
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
OSD(:I) . E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
122
'POP SHeRB"
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Roger
we'll
get back to you.
DDO:PEOC,DDO.
DDO:PEOC,DDO.
PEOC:This is PEOC.Lt Col Thompsonspeaking.
DDO:Roger. Are you a~l collating
going to be a little
the SV'rC that's
later?
PEOC:Hold
ODe
SOTSutton.
What can ~ do?
DDO:Roger. 'l'here' s a SV'l'C going to be convened

sometime, 1: didn't
And,
-l~he Deputy Secretary
we're being told

get in there.
we're
get the time,
trying
is,
Wedon't
to figure
out whether you all
encryption
Roomcontrols
afternoon.
there
and
to be able to
have those codes apparently.

control
level
where it
really
control
And,
it
and
meets
capability.
PEOC:Okay, wel~, we don't

The Sit
in fact,
they need double encryption
maybe you could bring the conference

our current
On this
later
the actual
it.
SVTC.
DDO:Roger. Say again who controls.
DDO:Roger, we'll
work through them.
PEOC:Thanks.
IL
-li DDO,this
is Dool
DDO:This is the DDO.
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1.4(g)
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E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)

!'oP S2CilE!'
~
Roger. This is apparently
on-going
and
believe NHCC in that area outside your normal work area is

working
the SVTC and included
in this particular
SVTC that
the DEPSECOEF is trying to get in on ;:

ODO: Roger, we got it, you're right. It's still
going on.
Let us try to work some magic--no
_________ IOK, and on

the NMCC, ~
guarantees.
this end we're operational
Iwe'reworking
the
CAT
team and we'll be
able to give you a status on their operational

Regarding
direction.
status.
team, before I left ~ gave them directions
those that live in areas where
in
to
they can move in this
They already left and are en route. SOl
should
have about half the team en route. But, we're currently

operational
with the folks that I have here.
DDO: R~er,
passed
that's great news. Also, we just
the information
reference
to (indiscernible)
to move back. I'll just take that

there's no objection.
I Okay,
thank you.
DDO: Roger.
DDO: !lORAn, DDO.
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
if
I know he would go through the Sec
FYI.
____
(indiscernible>
wanting
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lJOR.AD:
This is
DDO:Roger.
you're
NORAD.Go ahead.
The White House wants to know whether
secure
.NORAD:This
is NORAO. That's affirmative
at
this
time.
DDO:This is
DDO,thank you. And, RORAD,DDO
again.
NORAD:Go ahead,
sir.
DDO: Can you confirm
that
we baVe that
CAPup
over Air Porce One? Over.

HORAn:I'. attempting
and :I'm now trying
to get
and send a fighter
escort.
to confirm
a take-off
DDO: I'm sure you're

having
time for
it
now, sir,
Air Porce One
off-line.
Are you
any luck?
NORAD:Not yet,
sir.
000: Roger. We'll

this
doing
that
try
to work it
end as well.
---
TAPE#3,
NORAD:Roger.
(long pause)
SIDE 2.
DDO: PEOC, DDO.
PEOe: DDO, PEDe.
Go
ahead.
TOP SeCRET
off-line
from
OSD(J:)
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TOP seeRB!'
DDO: We're gettin~ inquiries from members of
Congress. They want to know whether we've executed a
continuity of government. Can you help out with that?
HORAD: Stand by.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC
DDO: DOO.
PEOC: Stand by. We're trying to figure out if we
can clear that information. The fact is we have. We just
don't know if that information is cleared for all :III8lDbers
of Congress or not.
PEOC: Stand. by.
DDO: And RAOC, we are still waiting for
inormation on whether the CAP is up over Air Force One.
OORAn: This is HORAn. Air Force One is not
airborne at this time. We do have that CAP in place and we
do have two aircraft on the ground and his E-3 is en route.
DDO: Roger, understand. There are physically
aircraft in the air for the CAP and the two that we also
talked about that are refueling are, in fact, on the
ground. Is that correct?
HORAn: ~hat is correct.
DDO: Roger, thank you much. HORAD, DDO.
!POP S!!!OREl'i'
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126
TO)! SECRB'f'
NORAD: Go
ahead, sir.
DDO: Reference to that XAL Korean airliner, need

to find out whether it was diverted also, determine whether
the aircraft interceptors are, in fact, on its tail.
NORAD:
Roger, sir. I can confirm that we do have
fighters in trail. We do have fighters in trail. ~

understanding
is that we have not been able to make radar
contact to this point. We're still attempting to get

contact with the aircraft.
DDO: Roger, understand
fighters are in trail but
we don't have contact with the aircraft.

HORAD: That's affirmative,
sir, to the best of my
DDO: Roger. If you get different information

please pass that.
HORAD: WILCO.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC.
DOO: PEOC, DDO.
PEOC: In talking to our folks here, we have

exercised that continuity of gover.ament as you know but
that's not information we necessarily
want to pass to all
members of Congress. The members of Congress who are
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IJ:'OP
involved
in that
are already
SECJlEIl'
aware that
DDO:Roger, understand.
That's
we've exercised
it.
the answer we
Deeded.
PEOC:Thanks.
DOO:Roger. One other
Linhart
who we believe
Dumber that
thing
is a Sergeant
he can call
to talk
do you acknowledge the last
PEOC,Major General
of Arms, is
to you all?
there
(pause)
PEOC,
question?
ODO:PEOC, ODO.
DDO:PEOC
I
DDO.
ANR: General
DDO:Sir,
EA this
is
Schwartz at MR.
this
is
the DDOdo you have traffic?
the DDOplease
confirm that
PEOCis
still
in
the conference.
EA: Roger.
PEOC: DDO,PEOC.
DDO:Roger. We just
you. The Sergeant
wanted to pass
of A:rms - Maj
GEm
PEOC: Okay, give me that
1<----
DDO:
Linhart
that
- Congress
number.
1.4(g)
PEOC:1
continuity
of goverument.
---'1 that
number to
has to do with
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'fOP SEeH!'
DDO: Roger, that's in reference
PEOC: Okay
to that.
we'll czU1 on him.
PEOC: DDO, I've got some logistical
information
for you.
DDO: This is the DDO, identify yourself please.
Send logistical
information.
PEOC: Okay, FAA, if you're up also, this is also

for you.
DDD: Roger. Again, identify yourself.
PEOC: This is the PEOC.
DDO: Roger, PEOC. Send traffic.
PBOC: We have the Secret Service vehicles
Jacksonville.
We have Secret Service vehicles
in
in sarasota
that we're going to move to Offutt. We also have a BMX

asset in Sarasota and we will move to Offutt. We have a 141
in Jacksonville
that will take off in one hour to move
those three cars from Jacksonville

17 at MacDill
to Offutt. We have a C-
that will take off in one hour to
Sarasota to pick up_~he remaining

Any specific permissions
go
to
cars to take to Offutt.
or directions
we need from the FAA
on this?
DDD: NORAD, this is the DDO. Do you monitor aJ.1
the logistical
support that'S being provided
TOP SECRE'f'
for Offutt?
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USO(I)
'lOF SECRE'f
NORAD: This is MORAD. That's affirmative,
sir.
PEOC: Roger, out.

ODO: PEOC, thank you much.
PEOC: Do we need any kind of permission
from FAA
on these?
ODO: FAA please respond.
FAA: Yes, you do. Stand by and I'll
get a number
for you.
PEOC: Okay.
ODO, ODO at
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)
ODO:
1__
I Yeah,
IL..-
ODO.
.e've got J-34 onboard.
DDO: Roger. understand.

AIR
J-34
is onboard.
FORCE: DDO, Air Force.
DDO: '!'hisis the DDO.

AIR FORCE: Roger. I've got a call from the FAA
about an air evac flight at Al.bany, New York being he-ld up
apparently by military security.
___________~D~DO~:~R~Qg~~~
NORAn is addressing all of that.~
directly through the FAA. If we need to intervene please
let us know.
AIR FORCE: Roger.

NORAD: And, HORAn haa clearance direction.
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'rOP SECitET
DDO:Break, this
the Vice President
is
is
the DDO.Dr. Rice and also
looking
!tAL. Again, Korean airliner,
for
another
update
on that
we need a quick update
on
that.
NORAD:
Roger. This is
information
at this
with fighters
t~e.
Still
NORAD.
Wehave no further
unable on radio
contact
in trail.
DDO:Roger. We're getting

the aircraft
was
hear in this
conference
in fact,
some mixed reports
responding
that
to a hail
we couldn't
that
and we also
make contact
with
them. Could you clarify?

NORAD:
Can you say that
again please?
DDO:Roger. We're getting

from another
responding
source that
to calls.
were not responding
conflicting
we were told
On this
conference
to ca.1Is.
that
information
the aircraft
we stated
Can you identify
that
was
they
or can you
upda.te?
NORAD:
:I cannot clarify
_______ ._.
have _~
at this
_pn the _~Qn~_ren~_?__.

DDO:Roger. Say it
time.
._______
Do we still
_ __
.__
.
again do we have whom?
NORAD:
Roger, Alaska !lORAnRegion.
DDO:CONRis up.
NORAD:
Roger, sir.
Looking for Alaska.
'f'OP SBCRB'f'
Okay.
..
._.
..
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'POP SKCRET
Well, we'll work offline with Alaska, sir.

DDO: This is the DDO. We'll be standing by
because people are pretty anxious about getting that data.
Please get it to us as soon as you have it.
HORAn: Onderstood,
PEoe:
sir. I'm in the samebaat.
DDO, PEOC.
DDO: PEOC, DDO.

PEOC: Was PAA going to pass us a numberto
directly
the logistical
work
flights out of Florida the Secret
Service assets to Offutt?

DDO: Roger. It should be worked offline.
Let me
know if that's not happening.

PEOC: Okay. Well, they were going to pass us a
number to work that offline.
DDO: Roger, please pass that.
NORAD: NORAn with an input.
FAA: DDO, PAA.
DDO: !lORAD. Stand by FAA. Sorry. Shoot. NORAD
----~----------
let's hear your inputs.
._-_._------ --------------------~------.------
HORAD: Yes, do we have any updates on the take.,.

off time for Air Force One? There are CAPs burning on the
runway and we'd like to know if it's imminent or awhile.
DDO: Roger, stand by. We'll try to get it
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'fOP SECRE
offline.
NORAD:Copy that.
CONR:This
is
CONKwith
DDO: ONRthis
is
a question.
DDO. Send your traffic.
CONR:Did we declare
SCAT.AHA?
Did NORADdeclare
SCATAHA?
NORAD:This
is NORAD.That's.
affirmative,
sir.
SCA'l'AllA
has been declared.
CONK:Okay, just
thought
it
there
was some confusion
here.
was.
DDO: HORAD,DDO. For clarification
you declared
did
you say
SCATANA?
NORAD:That is
correct.
CINC NORAD
declared
SCATANA.
DDO:Roger.
the
S.creta~
coordination
with
of Defense?
NORAD:That's
DDO: Roger.
_________________
he did that
And,
affirmative,
That's
good
sir.
information.
what_t_im~L~as__it __q~qlg_~?
------------------------------
NORAD:Stand by one,
EA: All
conferees
NAOC:DDO, this
NORAD,DDO
sir.
please
is
DDO: NAOCSecondary
stand
by.
HAOCSecondary.
this
'i'OP SBCRiPl'
is
DDO.
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SBefm'l"
NAOC: Sir, we've not copied what HORAn declared.

Could you repeat, please?
DDD: You're really coming in broken. Say it agai~
a little slower.
RAOC: MAOC Secondary did not copy what DDO -correction, what NORAD declared. Could you repeat please?
DDO: Roger. SCATANA. They declared SCATAHA. We're
trying and that's the acronym - SCATARA. zt was declared
and we're trying to get the time that it was executed.
NORAn: Roger. 'l'hisis NaRAD, stand by for time.
HORAn: OX. This is NORAD. At the time of 1546
Zulu CINe NORAD declared SCATANA with the exception of
NAVAiDS. That was called into question later on by the 000.
Z will work on getting a time that it was verified with the
SECDEF.
DDO: Roger, understand with the exception of
NAVAIDS. S~Y again that reference SECDEP.
HORAn: The DOO had mentioned
that SECDEI!'was
request.:lnga conference._betw~en CZHC NORAD, the SECD~
the Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs regarding declaration

of SCATAn
and as soon as I can I will get a time when that
verified with the SECDEP.

DDD: Roger. That will be useful. But understand
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.,a.....
u:::a""
it was CINC exeeuted.

DDO: This is DDO.
HORAn: We have SCA'l'ANAexecuted at 1747 Zulu.
DDO: Roger, wait a second. First you said it was
executed at 1546 Zulu.
NORAD: Okay, let me elarify. It was ordered at
1546 Zulu at which time it was called into question ~
DDO because the Sec Def was requesting
the verification
the
via
conference with himself, C~NC HORAn and the vice Chairman

of the Joint Chiefs. They have verified
that and SCA'l'AHA
has been executed. I say again, executed at 1747 Zulu.

DDO: And, roger, understand.
And still with the
exception of RAVAIDS.
HORAD: That's affirmative
JU,VAIDS. And, we have a correction
execution
._._.
to that. The actual.
time is 1547 Zul.u.

____
with the exception of
ExecutioJ;l1547 Zulu was
order.ed__~is_that __
correc_t?
._.
HORAn: That's affirmative.

DDO: Roger. We are really l.ooking for that KAI.
update.
HORAn: As are we, sir. We're trying to maintain
TOP SHeRBT
OSlJ{I}
135
TOP SECRB'f
comma with Alaska offline and get information. It's just
not forthcoming at this time.
DDO: Roger. Can we patch him into this
conference?
NORAD: Yes, that would be great if we can do
that. We had them in the conference before and they had
dropped.
DDO: Roger, give a quick number please.
HORAD: Roger. STRATCOM: EA, are you on1ine?
STRATCOM: STRATCOM, online.
NORAD: Roger. Sir, believe it was your EA that
had added on to the conference. Do you still have that
number and. can we still add them in?
STRATCOM: This is STRATCOM. I'm not certain what
you're referring to. My executive assistant?
NORAD: That's correct. The
EA
that brought up the
conference at the outlying Alaska HORAn region into the

conference at one point. What we're requesting is that they
----------.-----bring--them.-in-again.--------.--------------------~STRATCOM: Roger, X'll get them to do it. Who do
you want in the conference?
NORAn: The Alaskan HORAD region operations,
STRA'l'COM:Roger.
TOP
SECDT
sir.
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136
'fOP S:eCRB':P
NORAD: Break, break. This is NORAD.

made the request
I believe
we
for Gen. Schwartz to be in the conference.
DDO: Roger.
DOO: That's not a problem. We can bring
him in.
NORAD: Roger.
FAA:
roo,
FAA.
DDO: This is
STRATCOM:
Doo.
Send your traffic?
NORAD, DDO, this is STRATCOM.
should be in on the conference
now.
DDO: Roger. Roger again, they referring

We've got a couple of people
STRATCOM:
They
to whom?
trying to come in.
(Indiscernible) Alaska.
DDO: Roger, say again whom please.

PEOC: DOO, PEOC.
DDO: PEOC, DDO.
PEOC: The latest update we have from Secret
Service, we got this from FAA, is that Korean
en route to Anchorage,
Horse, Canada.
Alaska
air flight 85
is being diverted
to White
Is that what you have?
------------------------------------DDO:-We--didn-'-t-have-comms-;--Onderstand--Korean------------airliner
85 is being diverted
to Canada?
PEOC: To White Horse, Canada. Can you verify
that
through FAA. I'll link online and also we need to still get
'l'OP SECRET
137
USD(I)
TOP
that number
S!!eItE'f
for the FAA for those logistical
flights out of
Florida.
DDO: Roger. FAA stand by to provide.
We can't
confirm that. HORAD, this is the DDO can you confirm
the
divert of KAL 85?

HORAD: Roger, this is HORAD. We're
attempting
to
confirm that.
DDO: Roger.
FAA: DDO, FAA.
DDO: FAA, DOO.
FAA: I have the numbers
that theY're requesting
when you're ready to copy?

DOO: Roger
send your numbers.
FAA: Area code (703) 787-8179
or 8351 or 9307 or
8320.
DDO: Okay, understand.
(703) 787-8179,
8351, or
9307.
FAA: And, 8320.
DDO: Roger.
_
_ __ .
._._. .
FAA.: Thank_.you.___
MARINE
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CORPS: DOO, this is the Marine
Corp.
DDO: This is the DDO. Say your traffic.

MARINE
CORPS: Can you clarify.SCATANA
TOP
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SCATANA?
DDO: You said
just
the
fact
the
clarify.
time that
You mean explanation
it
or
was executed?
KAlUNECORPS:The former.
Can you clarify,
define
it?
DDO: Roger,
means that
stand
HORAD
closed
all
by. '!'his is
the
air
the DDO. SCATANA
space with exceptioD
of
RAVAIDS.
MAIlINECORPS:Roger,
so copied.
DDO: And, BOllAD,as we look at

the
is
Korean airliner
something
85 we still
in the direction
speci~ically,
the
President's
HORAn:Roger,
DDO: Roger.
the
information
Deed to know whether

of Crawford,
there
Texas,
ranch.
I understand,
sir.
Lots of anxious
people.
Let us know
when you have something.

FAA:
DDO,FAA.
DDO: FAA, DDO.

________________________
l"AALI
sorry,
that
u.:a4erstand that
SCATAHA
has been implemented
DDO: Negative.
correction
NORAD
has been
We have
at
~54'?
I'm
~74'Zulu?
1547. They made a
to it.
FAA: Oh, they made it
at
--
on
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DDO: Roger. Thatrs their clarification.
The order
was initiated at 1546 and it was executed at 1547 Zulu with

the exception of HAVAIDS.
FAA: With the exception of NAVAIDS?
DDO: That's correct.
FAA: Okay.
DDO: HORAn,
HORAn:
DDO.
Go ahead, sir.
DDO: Roger. We've given you quite a few missions.

Let me just prioritize. The number one priority is let us
know what's going on with ltAL 85.
HORAn:
KAL
Roger, sir. :r just received an update on
85. They were instructed to divert to White Horse,
Canada. They declared their intention to transfer to

Yakutat which I have a latitude and longitude for. They are
not following their directions for divert. They are heading
to Yakutat air base.
DDO: Roger. Help me out with directions.
away fr~
U~,
the continental United States or?
NORAD: It's in Alaska, sir.

DDO: Say again, it's en route?
NORAD: In Alaska, sir.
DDO: Roger. E'l'A?
Is that
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NORAn: I will check on that, sir. Don't have an
ETA at this point.
DDO: Roger. And, understand still heading towards
Anchorage, Alaska.
HORAn: He was heading towards Yakutat,
Alaska.
DDO: Yakutat, spell it please.

HORAn: Actually, t sir, I don't even know how to
spell that.
DDO: Is that an island or is that the mainland.
Do you know?
HORAD: I believe it's within -- justa
second,
sir, I've got it right here. I say Y-a-k-u-t-a-t.

DDO: Roger. I had another conversation
going.
Spell it again, please.

HORAD: Roger. Y-a-k-u-t-a-t.
DDO: Roger, and, is he still squawking the hij ack
code?
HORAn: That's affirmative,
__________
sir.
D_DO._=_R_o_g=-er
~ And, understand we have direct comma
with that aircraft.

HORAD: The fighters in trail do have contact,
yes, sir. They have passed the requested divert to White
Horse, Canada and the aircraft has announced
TOI' SECftE'l'
its intention
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to go to Yakutat
instead.
DDO:Roger, we're
going to get back with you.
AJ:RFORCE:DDO,Air Force.
DDO,Air Force.
DCC,
Air Force.
DDO: Do we have an ETAon that
out
DDO:Roger. Keep us posted
at
this
with with
point.
it
when you
the update.
NORAn:Roger. National,
told
heading
to Yakutat?
HORAD:This is MORAD. Negative
get
aircraft
the
this
ETA is 30 to 40 minutes
into
is
NORAD.:!'m being
Yakutat.
NATIONAL:
Roger.
PEOC: DDO,this
is
PEOC.
DDO:PEOC, DDO.
PEOC: Okay. Understand
aircraft
is being escorted
DDO: That is
couple
of birds,
that's
is
30 to
that
correct.
:!t's
40 minutes
and that
correct?
being
trailed
correct.
~EQC..;_Than1LY-~.
_
AJ:RPORCE:DDO,Air Porce.
DDO: Air Force,
DDO.
AIR FORCE:The First

Andrews they
have three
times,
Helicopter
8 passenger
'!'OP SB~
Squadron at
helicopters
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T6P
available
on stand ~
for
air
lift.
DDO:Roger. Understanding
A~RFORCE:Negative.
you're
at Anacostia?
They are at Andrews.
DDO:Roger, understand..
Sorry,
I meant Andrews"

EA: A11 conferees
please
DDA: Gen. Schwartz,
stand by.
this
is
the DDA. Sir,
are you
in the conference?
PEOC:
DDO,PEOC.
DDO.
DDO: PEOC,
PEOC:
guess,
We're getting
on the airplane,
conflicting
And also,
_________________________________
~Q~ __y~
continuity
we do but
why they're
Sir,
__t~~~!~~~
Do
you knOw
stand
by.
We'll
HORAD,
nDO - what we want to know have
we asked specifically
HORAn:
location.
is?
DDO:Roger, we think
ask again.
the KAL. We've heard White Horse.
We've heard Anchorage and one other

what the ground truth
information,
squawking hijack?
am trying
to get that
information
" 1f~__
~~~__
~~_~
_l?-av;_~~_~n~_~_~c::k
__
C?E-
of information.
DDO:Roger. Please
Specifically,
ask that
HORAn:
have the
question
if
Roger.
'1'OfJ SECRET
it
team work that
in.
has not been asked.
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DDO: PEOC, DDO.

PEOC: DDO, PEOC, go ahead.
000:
Roqer. Did you get what you need from HORAn?
PEOC: From HORAn,

000:
no, not yet.
Roger, Stand by again. What we think we have
ground truth is this. The - aircraft

fighters.
is in trail by two
They were hailed and told to divert to White
Horse, Canada. What we have now is that they have responded

they would not do that but they would continue
Anchorage
but to Yakutat, Alaska.
That's
to not to
Y-a-k-u-t-a-t.
PEOC: Okay.
DDO: Roger. And, the same question
the Vice President
just asked
you're asking
well. HORAD, DDO, again,
&S
can you shed a little more light?

HORAn: Roger, sir. I'm getting
reports
at this time. What we do know for a fact is that
the aircraft
geographic,
----- -_. _._--- - ----------
is en route to Yakutat.
Yakutat
For those who need the
is just south of the western most part
of Canada on the tail of Alaska
----- -- ------ - ---------- --- - - - - - - - -
Canada.
conflicting
--- -----
that dips underneath

--- ----
-------------
They are en route to that location.
two fighters
in trail and we are attempting
they are, in fact, still squawking

intentions
hijack
that they may have passed
Il'GP
SScm:P.r
-- -.---- - - - ------
They do have
to verify that
and any other
over the radio.
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_-_.
..
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DDO: Roger, that's good information.

CORR: General Arnold at CONR. We're going to came
down off this switch and came back up on another.
EA:
All conferees please stand
by.
conferees pl.ease stand
by.
EA: Al.l
FAA:
DDO, PAA. DDO, PAA. DDO, FAA!
EA: All conferees will please stand ~.

FAA:
DDO,
FAA..
RORAD, FAA.

FAA: I
ahead.
Go
have information
on this Korean 8085
landing at White Horse.

DDO: This is the DOD we're looking for, send it.
FAA: Be has decl.ared an emergency, mini mum fuel.
Be is squawking hijack. Bis ETA at White HOrse is 1830
Zulu.
NORAD: FAA, HORAD.
DDO: This is the DOD. Roger, understood.
Reconfir.m he is, in fact, heading
_____._
.. ._...
to White Borse and not
Yakutat~_.~l_~~~_.!_~._~_~~
__~?.~!ect?_.
._
..
.__ ..
__.__..
__._.
FAA: This is the FAA. The information
we have
through canadian A~C is he is going into White Borse.

DDO: Roger. One other question.
asked him to confirm his squawk?
'fOP 9!lCMl!'
Bas Canadian A'l'C
__
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FAA: He is squawking hijack.

DDO: Roger, Understand. And, NAOC, are we getting
any information
from those fighters that are escorting?
HORAD: DOO, you looking for DOBAO?

DDO: Yeah, I lost it.
RORAD: Roger. No, we don' t have any actual
contact. We're trying to get verification
from Alaska on
that information.
PEOC: And, DDO, PEOC.
DDO: PEOC, DDO.
PEOC: Do we have an ETA into White Horse based on
his current speed and route of flight.
DDO: stand by. FAA can you address? FAA, this is
the DDO. Again, were you able to get an ETA to White Borse?
FAA: They forwarded the information
to the FAA.
ETA at White Horse according to our sources is 1830 zulu.

the fighters will take
them all the way into White Borse?

FAA: This is the FAA. I have no knowledge of any
fighters with him.
DDO: Roger. HORAn, can you confirm that they can
escort th8m all the way down to ground.
HORAn: This is HORAD. That's
'POP SEeroft'
affirmed.
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DDO:Roger.
PEOC: DDO,PEOC. Do we have security
ground at White Horse to take
on the
the appropriate
actions
once
he arrives?
DDO:I'm not sure.
Stand by.
is DDO.Canada are you in this

this
is DOO.Are you in this

NDCC:NDCCis
000:
security
conference?
Roger,
(pause)
this
NDCC,
conference?
on.
Can you address
whether we will
at White Horse in the event

NDCC:I'll
(pause)
that
get back to you if
have
KAL 85 lands?
you'll
stand
by.
DDO: Roger.
DDO: NDCC,DOO. (pause)
NDCC,DDO. (pause)
IiJavy.
Navy, DDO.
EA: DDO, EA. Stand by.
""'
..,.
,...;
'-'
000: Roger.
=
.~
.c:J
c:J
Ito
L--
'"
vS
000: Roger,
trl
_______________
~ _.
~
(pause).
1-1
DOO.
DDO
update.
._._JLgetting
L'l'b.ey' re
organized
now. Once we get the
can put them on the watch.

make shift
taking
team that
over.
But,
currently
we put together
CATteam is
still
full
still
team onboard we
we've got the
capable
not stood up. We'll
of
give you
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an update on that
as soon as they're
DIX>: Roger. Understand.
ready.
This is
the DDO.
Send
your traffic.
PAA.
FAA:
DDO,
DIX>:
Last calling
FAA: This is
shift
DDO.
the PAA.Weare speaking with the
manager at EdmontonAir Traffic
advises
that
DDO:
understand;
now. They are not treating
reporting
DDO:
at Edmonton, yeah,
085 is
it
he
not
as a threat.
Roger. And, just
directing
the shift
manager
Control Center.
reconfirm
again.
They are
them to White Horse and they are
in kind..
FAA:They are.
landing
and
that?
at EdmontonAir Traffic
responding
Center
Roger. And, those are the Canadians,
FAA: That's
in fact
Control
the Korean Air 850 -- correetion,
squawking hijack
_~
station,
Yes, that
is
correct.
He is
at White Horse and the Canadians are not treating
._~__ ._it;.~alJ_..__thr~~t_._.
~.__
'
DIX>: Roger. Understand.

PEOC:. And from PEOC,
going to have security
~__
..__
''That's
PAA:We're trying
good information.
the same question.
at the airport
'__ '
Are they
to take care of that?
to find out that
information
'.__.._-_
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but they advised us that they are not treating it as a

threat at this time.
PEOC:
DDO, PEOC
noo, PEOC, 000.

PEOC: Understand that offutt is fully aware of
both Air Force one and Venus 7 arrival into Offutt?
DDO:
Stand by.
STRATCOH: DDO, this is STRA'l'COM.
We're aware.
Over.
Doo: Roger, PEOC. Does that help or do we call

directly?
EA: DDO, EA GEM Schwartz back in the conference.
DDO: Roger, thank I you much. GEM Schwartz, this is
DOO. As we were trying to sort out KAL we were trying to
find out whether you could help us there. But, we think we
have good information now on that aircraft and its
destination.
AD:
Okay, here's what happened. Schwartz is On.
~he bird is now descending
into White Horse. We had to
redirect it to White Horse after it was clear that Yakutat

was not an adequate place for them to put down.
Doo: Roger, sir. Was it their choice to
go
Yakutat or were we still controlling at that point?
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to
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ANR: That was our direction, given that we were
putting quite a number of folks into White Horse. We wanted

to segregate the hijacked airplanee.
relatively
But given the
few airfields in this neighborhood,
and the fact
that the NAVAIDS are down at Yakutat, as it turns out we'll

take them into White Horse and we'll peel off some of the
subsequent
traffic into Fairbanks.

000: Sir, we appreciate
that information.
AIm: And, the only other piece of data for you is

that we continue to shadow the aircraft with fighter
aircraft and they will be under control of the Canadian
HORAD region.
DDO:
Roger, sir.
ANR: NMCC, ANR here. XAL 085 is 80 miles out.

HDCC: Roger, sir. Understanding
PEOC: And, DDO, PEOC, understand
squawking hijack. Have we verified
80
miles out.
no longer
that be Was squawking
hijack to begin with? .

DIX>: That's an excellent question. GEN Schwartz,
can you confir.m whether they were ever squawking hijack or
whether we were getting bad
POOPOD
':PapSBOUT
that?
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ANa: Here's how it unfolded. Initially,
the
hijack came through the data link, not an overt squawk.

Subsequently, ATC asked the aircraft to squawk 15 and they
did so. And, if anyone on the line is a rated pilot you
understand the significance of that.
DDO: Roger, sir. Understand.
STRATCOM: DDO, this is STRATCOM. Are you in
contact with SECDEF? Over.
DDO: Sir, we were. He's in the building. So, we
can get a handle on him if we need to.
STRATCOM: DDO, this is S'l'RATCOM.Roger, r just
wanted the information in case when Air Porce ODe is on the
ground there's any desire to communicate with him.
DDO: Roger, sir. Do you need to talk to him?
STRATCOM: No, not at this time. Over.
DDO: Roger, sir.
PEOC: And, DDO, PEOC. We'll be setting up a V'l'C
with Offutt once he's on the ground.
._----
DDO: Roger. Understand VOle wi1.l be set up.
We're
standing by for that.

DDO: HORAD, DDO. Just for an update. Do we have
Air Porce ODe airborne or are they still on the ground?
NORAD: Stand by one, sir. Let
'fOp SHeRB'!'
JIl&
verify take off
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BORAnALASKA:
Break,
break,
Defense Region CommandCenter

ANR: ANa is
NORAD:
HORAD.Alaskan Air
are you in the conference?
in the conference.
And Bational,
this
is HORAn.
DDO: HORAn,DDO.
HORAD:Okay. The time 1737 Zulu Air Force One was
airborne.
He does have
B-3 and tanker
a four fighter
as well
as
support.
DDO:Roger. Understand,
and four
contingent
fighters.
E-3 and tanker
support
'l'hank you much.
DDO: FE'HA, this

PEHA: This
is
the DDO.
is FEHA Operations.
Can
r help you,
sir?
DDO: DO you have any requests
local
government
at this
PEMA: Stand ~,
this
time,
for
assistance
point?
sir.
a negative.
That's
FEIIA: This
is
FDA.
clarification.
area.
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Go ahead.
DDO:ROger. We've just
crisis
Hot at
sir.
000: ROger, thank you much. PENA, DOD.
for
from
haa to
We assume you're
responding
Rave you got any requests
'fOP SECR!l'f'
come back to you

to the
from areas
outside
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of designated crisis areas?

FEMA: No, sir. We haven't had any requests
outside of designated crisis areas. We have been doing a

lot of work with the task forces in urban search and rescue
for the New York City area.
DDO: Roger. That's good information. 'l'hauk you
much.
HORAD:
Break, break national. This is HORAn with
an input.
DDO: NORAD, DDO. Send your input.
MORAD:
Yes, sir.
understand we're having some
problem with light flight aircraft getting clearance to

take off. For all stations CINC MORAD has just given
approval for any light flight aircraft meeting take off and
landing approval, that is any light flight aircraft have
cmc
approval to aaend SCA'l'ANA such that they can take off
and land to perform their mission.

DDO; Roger. FAA, do you acknowledge?
FAA: This is the FAA. Say it again,-please.
HORAD:
Roger. This is HORAn.
CJ:HC HORAn
has just
given approval to amend SCATANA in the following way. Any

light flight aircraft requesting
take off or landing
clearance will be allowed to take off and land. '!'hatis any
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OFFICE OF LEGAL COUNSEL
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Air Threat Conference
and
DDO Conference
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September
11, 2001
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TOP SECRE"l
PRO
C E E DIN
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TAPE #1, SIDE 1
EA: This is the Command Center with a secret

significant
event conference. Please stand by.

significant event conference. please stand by.
significant
event conference. please stand by.

significant
event conference. Doo, your conference is
convened.
000: This is CAPT LEIDIG, nro at the NMCC with
the significant
event conference. This conference is
convened in respon.se to the two aircraft that cra.shed into

the World Trade Center. r will provide an update as to what
r know at the National Military Command Center and then ask

for updates from conferees.
DDO: At this point there have been two aircraft
that ha~e collided into the World Trade Center. There's
also been one confirmed hijacking of an American Airlines
flight 11. It's just being confirmed that that aircraft is
still airborne and heading to D.C. There have been some
aircraft scrambled out of Otis in response, but have not
'POP SHeRE!'
TOP SECRET
intercepted. FAA, provide an update?
(Pause) is FAA in the
conference? Joint Forces Command, provide an update.

JOINT FORCES: This is Joint Forces Command. We
have our CRC activated and MSCA personnel on station and
are JOC.
DDO: This is the DDO. Roger. Are there other
CINCsthat
could provide an update or any additional
information at this time?

AIR FORCE: Air Force is up.
DDO:
Go
ahead Air Force.
AIR FORCE: Air Force has just set up a crisis

action team at the Pentagon.
DDO: This is the DDO. iconcur;
convene an air
threat conference.
NORAn: DDO, this is NORAD.
DDO: NORAD,
HORAn: Okay.
go ahead.
NaRAD
proceeding wi th an air threat
conference. Information as passed thus far is the most

current that we have. In addition, we do have the two Otis
fighters airborne and awaiting tasking. Additionally,
we
have a single tanker airborne out of Bangor. For those who

are able it's CCOMS ID 0164. In addition, we have a second
tanker that has been scrambled out of McGuire. No estimated
!POP SECitE'1'
USD(I)
'fOP SECRET
airborne
time at this point. And, concur that hijacked
aircraft
is still airborne heading towards Washington,
And, HORAD recommends that we reconvene

when further information
D.C.
this conference
is available.
DDO: This is the DDO. I say again, transition

an air threat conference. This concludes
to
the significant
event conference.
EA: Roger. This is the Command Center with a top
secret SlOP air threat conference.
Please stand by.
EA: This is the Comnvmd Center. This concludes

the conference.
All conferees may drop.
EA: This is the Command Center with a secret air

threat conference.
Please stand by.

threat conference.
please stand by.

threat conference.
Please stand by.

threat conference.
Please stand by.

threat
conference.
Please stand by.

threat
conference.
Please stand by.
USD(1)
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threat conference. Please stand by.


CJCS: This is the Acting Chairman's Office, Joint
Chiefs of Staff; we're waiting.
EA: Roger.
This is the C<)1DIMndCenter with a
secret air threat conference. Please stand by.

DDO.
threat conference. Please respond when polled. Vice
Chairman. Re-polling the Vice Chairman.
VJCS: '!'hisis the Vice ChairJDan's Office.
EA: The principals are in the conference. DOO,
your conference
is convened.
DDO: This is CAPT Leidig, DDO at the NMCC. An air

attack against North America may be in progress.
The Vice
Chairman is in this conference. The air threat conference

is set up. NORAD, what is the situation?
NORAD: Thank you National. This is NORAD. HORAD
has -- say again National.
'%lOPSeCRET
USD{'I)
TOP SECM:'1'
DDO: HORAD, what is the situation?
HORAn: Copy, National. This is NORAn. We have
radar and visual
Unknown
indication of a possible
threat to CONUS.
country of origin. We have a possible
situation.
We are receiving conflicting
the hijack.
hijacked
Latest information
aircraft
to Washington,
scrambled
hijack
reports regarding
says that we have a possibly
taking off out of JFK currently
D.C. We do have two aircraft
en route
airborne
out of Otis, two fighters awaiting
tasking. No
assessment
has been given for this event at this point. No
assessment
for the overall air situation has been given at
this point. CINC HORAD is not declaring

emergency
conference
at this point. And, HORAn recommends

be reconvened _hen further
unconflicted
reports are available.
and
HORAn complete.
an update.
a report that an aircraft has crashed
side of the Pentagon.
that this
information
DDO: 'l'hisis the DDO providing

There's
air defense
Joint Forces Command,
into the Mall
provide
an
update.
JOINT FORCES: This is Joint Forces Command. We
have our Crisis Action 'l'eamactivated
the situation.
assistance
and we're monitoring
We're waiting on DOMS and any further
that might be required.
'POP SECRm'
Over.
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DDO: This is the DDO. I intend to maintain
the
conference up as information becomes available. EA, bring

in the Secretary of Defense.
NMCC EA: EA, roger.
All conferees, be advised there's a hot mic in
the conference.
DDO are you there?
DDO: Yes, sir. DDO, CAPT Leidig,
go
online.
VCJCS: This is the Vice Chairman's Exec. Do we

confirm that aircraft crashed into the building?
DDO: Yes, sir.
On live TV you can now see smoke
emitting from the Pentagon. Yes, sir. It's confirmed.

EA: DDO still waiting on Sec Def?
DDO: Yes, this is the DDO still. I understand,
waiting on the Sec Def.
NIGB"l'HAWK CONTROL: PEOC are you online?
PEOC: PECC, NMCC.
HI:GBT
HAWK CONTROL: PEOC, this is Night Hawk
Control. You have instructions for us?

PEOC: Instructions for Hight Hawk Control. Stand
by. Be prepared to receive the President at Andrews Air
Force Base. He has not yet departed Florida but. he ia

planning to depart Florida and head back to D.C.
TO.
SXCItEt'
OSD(r)
'l'OP SECRE'l'
NIGHT HAWK CONTROL: What about the Vice
President?
PEOC: The Vice President is currently
evacuate to the Naval Observatory
instructions
planning
to
and we will provide
on that if there is a change to that plan.
NIGHT HAWK CONTROL: Do you want to stop turning?

OVer.
PEOC: Stand by.
HAOC: National, this is NAOC secondary.
NORAn: Break, break, this iSNORAD
OVer.
with an
update.
RAOC: National,
getting an emergency
updates?
this is HAOC secondary.
takeoff from Andrews.
We are
Are there any
OVer.
EA: DDO, EA.
VJCS: This is vice Chairman,
DDO: Go ahead vice Chairman's
EA.
EA.
EA: No, ~ thought you were calling me. I'm just

standing by. By the way, r've passed all the information
that you just said to Gen. Shelton's aircraft.
comma with him consistently
Z'v.e had
but he just dropped.

PEOC: This is PEOC. Is Night Hawk Control
'1!OllSECRET
still
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on?
NIGHT
HAWK CONTROL:
Yes.
PEOC: All right, Hight Hawk Control be advised

you need to just go ahead and maintain your alert posture.
We will update you if we need you to actually evacuate.
Over.
NIGH'l'
HAWK CONTROL:
Roger.
HORAD: Break, break, National. This is HORAD wit.h

an update.
DDO: NORAD provide an upda t.e.
NORAD: This is HORAn. We have indications
from
the continental NORAn region there's a possible fourth

hijacking in progress, Delta flight 89. Original flight
plan from Boston to Las Vegas. No further information
available at this time. HORAD complete.
DDO: HORAn, say again your update.
NORAn: Roger. National, this is HORAC. NORAD has
indications from the continental HORAD region of a possible
fourth hijack, Delta flight 89. Flight plan Boston to Las
Vegas. No further updates available at this time. HORAn
complete.
(Pause) And, National did you copy?

DDO: National copies.
VJCS: DDO, this is vice Chair.man's EA.
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DDO: Vice Chairman's
EA go ahead.
E.O. 13526, section 1.4(a)(g)
DOO: This is the DDO~ The Director of the Joint

Staff is in the NMCC and that's being discussed
at this
tilDe
VCJS EA: Okay. I've temporarily
lost track of Gan
Myers so I need as much time to track him down and X'~~ let
you know when X've got a positive
hold on him.
DDO: This is the Doo. Roger.

EA:
DDO, EA.
DDO: EAI go ahead.

EA: OSD Cables is still trying to find the
secretary.
Do you want to add the UDder Secretary or
Assistant?
DDO: We should add the Onder Secretary.
HORAD: Break. break
with
'a
this is HORAn Command Center
request.
DDO: HORAn,
NORAD:
conference
go
ahead.
Please confirm the FAA is on this
and if not, patch them in so we can get earlier
notification
of any other hijacked
aircraft.
DDO: This is the DDO, roger. EA is FAA on the

conference?
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EA: DOO, EA; stand by. (Pause) DDO, EA. FAA is
not in the conference.
ODO: EA, include the FAA in the conference.
EA: EA, roger.
PEOC: This is PEOC. Is there any indication
another hijacked
aircraft at this time?
of
Over.
DDO: Station identify yourself and make the

request again.
PEOC: This is PEOC. Request to know if there are
currently any hijacked
aircraft still out? OVer.
DDD: This is the DOO. NORAn provide your update

with more possible
hijacked aircraft.
DDI: DDO, this is the DDI. We just got a hard

line call from HORAn said that they had dropped
conference
out of the
and wanted to know if we were still up. DDl out.

DDD: This is the ODO, roger. For the information
of all conferees,
HORAn reported just a few minutes
that there was a possible
Delta flight 89 from Boston to
Las Vegas that had been possibly hijacked.

the fourth possible
ago
hijacking
That would be
in this event.
VJCS EA: EA, please repeat one more time.

DDO: This is the ODO. Possible Delta flight 89
from Boston to Las Vegas has been possibly
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hijacked
as
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reported by NORAn about five minutes ago.

NORAn: And, break, break, National. This is NORA!)
with a further update.
DDO: Provide an update.
NOlUlD:
Roger, National.. This is HORAn. We have
FAA reports that they are in contact with Del.ta flight 89.
It is not currently following its pl.anned flight route. In
addition, CINC NORAD has directed that all air sovereignty
aircraft go to battle stations and fully armed. That has
been ordered at this time. NORAn wil.l notify upon
attainment.
HORAn complete.
DOO: HORAD, this is the DDO. Say again the

portion of your report with regards to battle stations.
HORAD: Say again, National.
DDO: NORAD, say again your report.
HORAn: Roger, National. This is HORAn. The FAA
has contact with Delta flight 89. It is currently not
following its planned flight route. In addition, CINe NORAn
has directed that all air sovereignty
aircraft under ORAD
-control go to battle stations with full armaments. That has

been ordered. HORAD will advise upon attainment.
AIR FORCE: '!'hisis the Air Force with questions.
HORAD: Go ahead.
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AIR FORCE: The location of Delta flight 89 and

heading, sir.
HORAD: This is NORAD. Stand by. (Pause) Break,
break. This is HORAD with an update.
DDO: HORAn provide your update.
NORAD: Suggest the DDO consider that the aircraft
south of Cleveland heading west may have as its objective
the Sears Tower in Chicago. Information on the location of
the aircraft is limited. But it seems prudent that we might
take measures to evacuate that facility.
DDO:
This is the DDO, roger.
HORAn: Break, break. This is the NORAn Command

Center with a request. (Pause) Break, break, this is the
NORAD Command Center with a ,request.
DDO: This is the DDO. Say again your report.
HORAn: This is HORAn with a request. please
confirm that the FAA is on this conference
and in addition
to halting all civil flight activity. request the FAA

systematically
-
poll
all airborne aircraft by radio to
_.,
determine whether a hijack is underway.

DDO: This is the DDO, roger. We are attempting to
get the FAA in the conference.
NORAn: Can you also forward that request to poll
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all airborne traffic to determine their status?

.DIX>: This is the DDO, roger. Understand.
in the conference?
:Is l"EMA
(Pause) This is the DDO. :Is FEMA in the
conference?
NMCC
EA:
DDO,
FEHA
has dropped. We'll bring it
back up.
AIR FORCE: Conference, conference, this is Air

Force.
DDO:
Air Force, go ahead.
AIR FORCE:
re~esting
Yes, sir. The White House is
Fighter coverage for protection overhead White
House. Copy.
DDCH
This is the DDO. Say again your request.
AIR FORCE:
We just got a phone call requesting
Fighter coverage over the White House for protection.
How
copy?
DDO: This is the DDD. Copy all.
NORAD: NORAD will process that request ,and we'll
give you an ETA when they will be on station.
..
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000: NORAn, roger.
Dec EA: This is the
mlCC.
:Is IPEMA in the
conference?
Doo: This is the DDO. We're attempting to get the
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FAA and FEMA in the conference still.
NMCC EA: FEMA, this is the NMCC. Are you in the
conference?
DDO, .FEMA's in the conference.
EA: DDO, EA.

DDO: This is the DDO. NORAD provide an update.
NORAD: CINe NORAD has no update at this time.
We'll provide
an ETA when fighters will be on CAP over the
White House. The full report of the hijack is the last

report we have.
EA: DDO, EA. FEMA's in the conference.
FEMA: FEMA's in this conference.
DDO: FEMA, this is the DOO. The vice Chairman
recommends
evacuating Chicago Tower based on the flight
plan of one of the possible hijacked aircraft.

FEMA:
Tower, possible
Copy. Recommend evacuation
of Chicago
hijacked aircraft.
WHSR: This is Lt. Ramcher.
Is the DDO online?
DDO: DDO' s online.

WHSR: Stand by sir.
PEOC: Sir, Col Irwin with PEOC. Bow are you
doing?
DDO:This
is the DDO. Go ahead PEOC.
WHSR: Yes, sir. Just talked to the NSC, Mr.
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Hadley up there. We have a coupl~ requests. We're going to
~
~
go ahead and execute continuity of government.

like to get somebody up, at either
imagine you're already working
We would
Camp David.
I But,
more
importantly, what they're requesting is from Air Force One,

from the President
and MilAide, they're going to be calling
us back with coordinates
where theY're going to be
orbiting. They'd like to have a fighter escort and fram the

NSC SIT room they would
possibility
like to see if there's any
of getting any kind of fighter
over the
CAP
D.C. area.
,-...
DOO:
Sir, NORAD has 'already taken for action the
request to provide
fighter CAP over the Washington,
area. :t understand
your intention is to execute
continuity
of government.
r will tell you t~t
already making preparations
to stand up
I~
D.C.
the
we're
WKSR: Thank you, sir. We'll pass that back to the

NSC.
The MilAide ought to be calling us back with
coordinates
you
here shortly. Do you want him to go directly
to
gUys?
DDO:
conference
This is the DDO. You can come to this
and we'll make sure it gets to the right action
officer.
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WBSH:Okay, sir.
We'll
HORAD:Break, break,
be back here
National.
shortly.
This is NORAD
with
an update.
ADOO:Stand by. This is
the ADDO.
HORAD:Copy.
DDO: Go ahead with your update.
HORAD:Say again,
National.
DDO:NORAD
provide
an update.
NORAD:Copy, National.
update.
At this
This
is HORAD
with an
time CINC HORAnhas declared
say again,
CINC NoRAD has declared
"concern".
HORAD
complete.
"concern".
an assessment
of
NORAD:National did you copy?

NORAD:National,
this
is
NORAn.Did you copy
update?
DDO: This is the DDO. Go ahead.
NORAD:Roger. This is
this
t~
concern"
assessment
NORA with
CZNC NORAD
has declared
for
the air
events
of "concern-
an update.
an assessment
does hold.
does hold for
of
Z say again,
the air
events.
NORAD
complete.
HORAn:
Break,
break.
NORAD with
a request.
DDO:NORAD,go ahead with your request.
'i'OP SBCR:I!'P
At
an
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NORAn: NDRAD.
Please confirm the FAA is on and
the FAA is systematically polling all airborne aircraft to

determine their current status and reporting the locations
of those aircraft that do not respond.
DDO:
This is the DDO. I understand your request.
We're trying to contact the
FAA
on a different line and
make that request to them and we're also t~ing
to get them
in the conference. DDO out.

NORAD: NORAD complete.
DIOC: DIX>, this is Col Irwin. the PEOC.
DDO:
PEOC:
out.
PEOC go ahead.
Understand we've got an inbound 25 minutes
We have assets out at Andrews.
Has anybody contacted
those?
DDO:
PEDe say again your request. :I'm not sure we
have the same information you do.

PEOC: From. the JOC we just heard that we have an
inbound that's 25 minutes out and my question is. the
fighter assets out at Andrews have we given them the word?
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DDO: Air Force Command Center provide an update.

000: EA, is the Air Force Command Center still in
the conference?
EA:
EA, stand by.
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AXRFORCE:Air Force is online.
DDO:Air Force,
illbound 25 minutes
the PEOCreported
out and that
fighter
that
there's
aircra.ft
an
at Andrews
have been notified.

AIR FORCE:Is that
confirmed
that
theY're
coming
from the
JOC but
to D.C.? Copy.
DOO: That's
we haven't
the word that
got a confirmation
yet.
AIR FORCE:If you can,

DOO:We understand
confirm
that.
possible
we got
type aircraft?
767 from. United,
&ORAD
can you provide
information
inbound to D.C. 2S minutes
time.
on a
info~tion
at
Stand by.
AJ:RFORCE:Break,
Air Porce.
I can't
out?
NORAD:This is HORAD.No further

this
but
break.
You were broken.
This is
Say again.
NORAD:Roger. 'l'his is HORAD.No further
info%1Dation at
___._~_=-
this
time.
Stand by .
_J;>~,. __~!lA!S_ A~_~~
000: FEKAgO ahead.
.. __.... ..
PEMAgo ahead.
AJ:RFORCE:NORAD,this
is
...
(pause)
Air Force.
HORAD:HORAD.
AIR FORCE:Yes, sir.
YOUwere broken
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Confir.m that there's an aircraft, possible hijack heading

to Washington, D.C. Say ETIC, sir.
PEOC: This is PEOC. What we had heard from the
JOC is 25 minutes but we don't have confir.mation.
AIR FORCE: Copy.
NORAD: And, HORAD has
DO
information on that
track at this time.

AIR FORCE: Confirm that possible hijacked
aircraft has fighter escort.
HORAD: NORAD has no indication of a hijack
heading to Washington, D.C. at this time.
AIR FORCE: Air Force, copy.
PEOC: And, DDO this is the PEOC. Can you give us
an update on fighter CAP of the Washington, D.C. area? Has
NATO already executed that -- or HORAD?
DDO: This is the DDO. Stand by. Air Force can you
provide an update on fighter CAP for the D.C. area?
AIR FORCE: Stand by for Air Force.
__..
._. . ._.
__AI~_~R~_~_:__
~~~e~~c~L_~?nfer~c~'__._~~_~~ __!~_~i:r:
Force. We don't have that information
at this time. Can
HORAD provide? How copy?

DDO: Say again the 1ast request for HORAn to
provide info.
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AIR FORCE:Yes,
information
on fighter
HORAD:This
information
assets.
at
this
sir.
Can HORAD
provide
coverage
is
over
the Washington
area?
HORAD.We have no further
point.
Stand by we're
scrambling
HORAD
complete.
Al:RFORCE:HORAD,this
on escort
for Air Porce

mORAD:This
is
Air Force.
Say status
One.
is
HORAD.Stand by
.AI:RFORCE:Copy.
PBOC: DDO, PEOC.
DIX>:PEOCgo ahead.
PEOC: Word 1: got from the
flight
93 out of pittsburgh
Dot made contact
with
DIX>:This
AIR
location
__
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._nn
is
we got a united
20 minutes
though
they've
out.
tried.
the
the assets
So,
DDO, roger.
This
of United
20 minutes
93
or
is Air Force.
PEO..C.:_9_3__i s_~9m:L:Q,g_
out _o:L_P~1;tsburgh
It's
FAAhas
time.
FORCE: Say destination
and heading?
understand.
about
yet,
an unknown at this
that's
'
it
about
JOC is
out.
That's
out of Andrews if
AIR FORCE: So, they
are
they
why 1: was asking

have been launched.
20 minutes
copy?
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PEOC: Correct.
DDO: Air Force, this is the DDO. I say again my
previous request. Have any aircraft been scrambled in
response to this United 93 and what is the status of
fighter CAP over D.C.?
AJ:R FORCE: Stand by. We' 11 confirm that.
NORAD: Break, break. This is NORAD with an
update.
DDO: NaRAD provide an update.
NORAD: Roger. We currently have two aircraft
airborne out of Atlantic City; additional scramble pending
and stand by for info.on ETI to Washington,
D.C. HORAn
complete.
DDO: Say again assets.
NORAD: Currently two confirmed aircraft airbQrne
out of Atlantic City. Additional assets being scrambled at
this time. Stand by for update on ETI. NORAD complete.
DDO: This is the DDO, roger.
_______.
PE~~~DO,
__~EOC. Is FAA in on this conference? .
DpQ: This is the DOO. The FAA is not in this

conference. We have been unable to get them in. We have
them on a separate line he~e in the NMCC.
PEOC: Can you just clarify with them infor.mation
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on United flight 93?
DDO: This is the DDO. We're doing that at this
time.
PEOC: DDO, stand by for more information
on that
inbound.
DDO: This is the DDO. Go ahead.
PEOC: We've got confirmation
miles out. We think it's Flight United
of an airplane
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93. Apparently,
we're hearing weapons freeze right now. Do you know .hat

the status of the Atlantic
City assets are right now?
DDO: HORAD, provide
an update on th~ Atlantic
City aircraft.
NORA: Roger. We have confirmation
Atlantic
City aircraft are airborne.
their destination
that the
We are querying for
at this point. NORAn complete.
DDO: Rave the assets out of Andrews been

launched?
NORAD: NORAD. No information
-_
_._._
_._
_._._ _.An~@.J!St ._.. '_'.'_'_'".''_.'.''' _ _.._
_ __
_._
on assets out of
"_."'
.. _ __..__ _.__.._._.._ _
~ _
DDO: xs there any reason we can't launch the

assets out at Andrews?
PEOC: Doo, this is PEOC. The Vice President
just confirmed
fighters are cleared
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has
to engage the aircraft
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inbound if we can verify that it is, in fact, the hijacked
aircraft. Can you confirm with FAA?
DDO: This is the DDO. I'm checking with the PAA
at this time.
PEOC: DDO, this is PEOC. We'd like NAOC airborne,
please.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC
DDO: This is tbe DDO. Go ahead.
PEOC: Yeah, Col. Irwin once again. We've just
been in contact with Air Force One, mil aide. We have a
request and direction. We'd like AWACS airborne over
Louisiana. We'd like fighter escort DDO: FAA report of aircraft down in Pennsylvania.
NAOC: STRATCOM, this is NAOC secondary. We are in
this conference.
S'l'RA"l'COH:
NAOC, this is STRATCOM, roger. Do you
have communications
with primary? Over.
NAOC: Break, break. We just pulled up the primary

into the conference. This is COMMO. He should be in the
conference now, sir.
STRATCOM: DDO, this is STRATCOM. Believe you have
RAOC primary and secondary in the conference.
airborne. OVer.
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AIR FORCE: Conference,
conference,
Force with question. Confir.m that aircraft

60 miles away from Jonestown,
this is Air
that crashed was
pennsylvania.
DDO: Okay, understand
60 miles south or north?
AIR FORCE: South, sir.

DDO: Jonestown, pennsylvania,
AIR FORCE: So, it is confirmed
miles south of Penn~lvania,
correct.
that it was 60
sir?
knOw, :I can't unc1erstand a word
STRATCOM: You
you're saying.
DDO:
This is the DDO. Are you asking whether
was 60 miles south of Jonestown,
it
Pennsylvania?
AIR FORCE: Yes, sir, that is correct.

DDO:
NIICC:
Stand by.
FAA, this is the NMee are you in the
conference?
FAA: 'l'heFAA is here.
DDO: This is the DDO. vice Chairman would like to
know who's controlling
the aircraft
over Washin~on,
D.C.?
FAA: Repeat the question.

DDO:
Who is controlling
flying over washington,
the aircraft currently
D.C.?
FAA: The Washington
area. traffic control center
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is controlling
the aircraft over there if there are any.
The FAA has implemented

the Washington
a nationwide
ground stop going to
metro area and the New York metro area.
They have issued -- they've tried to give everybody help to

land at different
metropolitan
airports other than those two
areas.
If there are any aircraft
airborne over the Washington
that are
area they are being controlled
by Washington
Center. And, we understand
some military
fighters that have been launched to patrol
the washington
that there are
area.
DDO: That's correct. We have reports of two

aircraft currently over Washington.
crafts currently
We're talking fighter
over the Washington
area.
PEOC: DDO, this is PEOC.

DDO: PECC,
YOU
have traffic.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC. 'l'hevice President has cleared

fighter aircraft engage any aircraft inbound to Washington,
D.C. area without
authority.
DDD: Roger, .1,U1de.rstand

.It can engage any
aircraft without authority.
STRATCOM: DDO, this is STRATCOM.
secondary
should be in the conference
airborne.
Over.
"rap SEeU'f'
RAOC primary
now and both are
and
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PEOC:And, DDOthis
is PEOC.Understand.
Unconfirmed we have an aircraft

Washington, D.C.
right
ten miles out from
now. FAAcan you confil:m?
FAA: That I do not know. I'm back in secure

in the commandcenter.
~/d
find out who is out there
have to go out on the floor

at this
time.
be -- as far
AS
all
in the Washington area at
aircraft
escort
putting
time.
is Air Force Ops center

to run by who you
to determine whether we should be providing
on Air Force One? Advise us the desirability

up so.e
fighter
PEOC:That's
via the President
would like
ten miles
escort
confizmed. Weput that
and also
Dr. Rice is
to get an update on aircraft

out,
request
in
in the PEOCnow. We
that's
supposedly
probably c10ser now from Washington.
PEOC:Wedon't
apparently,
of us
for Air Force One.
DDO: What type aircraft
are you referring
have a confirmation
yet,
to?
airliner
from the JOC.
DDO: If you're
reported
would probably.
this
General P'ogelsong. Would you like
have there
It
to
I know, Washington Center is controlling
AIR FORCE
OPS: DDO, this
here,
area
that
about 60 miles
referring
to flight
we have an unidentified
south of Jonestown,
93, FAA
aircraft
Pennsylvania.
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that
crashed
Wethink
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that's 93, however, we're trying to confirm now.

PEOC: Yes, sir, we're aware of that one. The only
question we have on that from the vice President is: is
that a result of fighter engagement?
DDO: We could not confir.m nor deny that.
DDO: HORAn, this is the DDO can you confi%m or
deny how that aircraft went down?
DDO: HORAn, this is the DDO. Are you still in the
conference?
NORAD: HORAD is in the conference. HORAn has no
information on an engagement of a civilian aircraft ~
fighters.
DDO: FAA, do you have any information on how that
aircraft went down? xt went down in the vicinity of
Jonestown.
FAA: At this time, no, we do not. We're sending
somebody out to the floor and we'll see if we can't find
out here in just a momeDt.
DDO:
Roger. we'll be standing by.
(Pause) Air
Force this is the DDO. We re trying to determine who has

I
tactical control of the-fighter

Washington,
aircraft flying over
D.C.
DDO: Air Force are you there? .
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AIR FORCE: Stand by one, sir. Air Force is

standing by.
DDO: Roger. Again, the question is who has
tactical control of the fighters that are currently flying
over Washington, D.C.?
DDO:
NORAD, this is the DDO. The questions are
also directed at you.

HORAn:
This is HORAD. Stand by.
AIR FORCE: Conference, conference,
this is Air
Force. We assumed that HORAn had control of the fighters

overhead Washington. Confirm?
HORAD: Break, break. '!'hisis NORAD.
DDO: HORAD, go ahead.
HORAn: In reference to your question, confirmed
CONR has control of the fighters overhead Washington, D.C.
at this time.
DDO:
Roger. You're coming in broken. Say again
who has control of the fighters?

HORAn: Roger. '!'hisis HORAn.
CONR has control of
the fighters overhead Washington, D.C. at this time.
HORAD
complete.
DDO: Roger. Understend CONR. That is an acronym.
please spell phonetically.
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NaKAO: Roger. C-O-N-R. That is the continental
United States NORAD region. The region cODIIIIander

has
tac~ical control of fighters overhead Washington,
D.C. at
this time. NORAn complete.

AIR FORCE: Conference, this is Air Force. Do we
have any information on that unknown aircraft ten miles
away from D.C.?
NORAn: This is MORAD. No further infor.mation at
this time~ NORAn c~lete.
PEOC: This is the PEOC. Unofficial word we got
from the JOC is that airplane is now down.
AIR FORCE: And, the landing site, sir?
Pl!lOC :
Don' t know yet.
PEOC: And, DDO, this is PEOC. Can you let us know

when we have fighter craft that have intercepted Air Force
One?
S'l'RATCOMCONTROLLER: Break, break, this is
STRATCOM Controller. DOD has directed
force protection
condition Delta ~diately.

DDO: 'l'hisis the DDO. Last question asked was
whether fighters have intercepted Air Porce One. What was
the answer for that last question?
(pause) HORAn, DDO.
HORAn: This is HORAD go ahead.
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DDO:
You're coming in broken again. Need an
answer to the question have the fighter aircraft

intercepted Air Force One to provide escort?
RORAD: This is HORAD. We have no indication
at
this time. Stand by.

DDO: Roger.
NORAD: DDO, this is NORAD.
DDO:
'l'hisis the PDO.
HORAn: Request
clarification
for force protection
condition Delta. Is that all U.S. assets worldwide?

DDO:
DOD directed
Stand by.
This is the DDO. That's correct.
force protection
level Delta worldwide.
HORAn: Copy. worldwide.

CONR: '!'hisis CONR. We just got a call from
Cleveland
center that the aircraft that went down in
pennsylvania
was they believe
to be a military
aircraft,
call sign GOFER06.

DDO:
Say again, you came in broken. What type of
aircraft was it that crashed in the vicinity of

pennsylvania?
CORR: They did not knoW the type but they believe
it was a GOFER06 and we'll try to confi:rm.
DDO: Are
you saying GOFER06
Tel' SEeR"!
or DEL'l'AO 6?
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CONR: That's correct.

DDO: Golf?
CONR: Golf.
ODD:
Okay, that's its call sign, is that correct?
CONR: That's the call sign. That's correct.

ODD:
Roger. And, understand
we don't know -- we
don't have a clue on GOFER06 is, whether
it's commercial
or
private?
CORR: We believe it to be a military.
DDO: Military.
Roger.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC.

DOC: This is the
000.
PEOC,
send your
DDO,
traffic.
PEOC: Yes, sir. Can you give us the latest update
on escort for Air Force One?
DDD: Roger. We were trying to get that as well.
PEoe: Be aware we have received
DDO:
Onde~stand
yOU
threats.
have received
PEOC: That's correct.
threats?
But, we can't confirm where
they came from. It was a telecon.

DDO: Roger. We'll try to figure out Where those
aircraft
are.
CONR: 'l'hisis COIm again. Reference
'rOP SECRET
to OOFER06
--
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it appears to be that the GOFER06 is a military aircraft
and he was the one that reported the crash northeast of

Camp David. And, it appears to be an airliner according
to
the military aircraft.

DDO:
Roger. understand
GOFER01
reported that it
was an airliner that went down.
CONK: Tha~'s correct. It's a GOFER06. He reported

that it appeared to be an airliner that went down northeast
of Camp David.
DDO: Northeast of Camp David?
COD:
'!'hatappears to be -- yeah, :I believe
that's correct.
DDO:
Okay, we got it. Okay, here's the deal.
CONK: I have the latlongs
for the crash site if
you're interested
.AIR FORCE OP: This is the Air Force OPs Center,
go ahead.
CORR: The lat longs for the crash site northeast
of Camp David are 3951 north, 7846 west.
(pause) For your
information
this GOPER06 that sighted the aircraft his
destination
is Youngstown
approximately,
and he will be there in
30 minutes.
AIR FORCE OP: Roger, understand.
Tap SE~
GOPER06 will be
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on site in the vicinity of Jonestown?

CONR: Youngstown.
AJ:R FORCE OP: Youngstown.
And, that's
Pennsylvania?
CONR: That's correct.
PEOC: DDO, this is PEOC. Understand
those
are for United flight 93 that went down?
coordinates
DDO:
We're not sure of the identification
airliner.
However,
aircraft.
Say again coordinates.
we know it was, in fact, a civilian
CONR: Stand by.

coordinates.
(pause) Stand by for the
Be just walked out with the coordinates
piece of paper.
of the
on
Stand by just a second and I'll get them.
DDO: HORAD, this is the DDO.

NaHAn:
NORAD,
go
ahead.
DDO: The Vice Chairman has directed

facilitate
that you
the chair.man's return to U.S. airspace
and back
to this area. Acknowledge.

NORAD: .)l()RAD, copy.
PEOC: Doo, PEOC. Is the vice Chairman
on?
DDO: Vice ChaiX'JU%lis in front of my desk, yes.

PEOC: Okay, stand by.
DAPNSA:
Dick Myers this is Steve Badley calling
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do you read me? Over.

DDO: Last calling
DAPNSA: Calling
Hadley.
station say again, please.
for Dick Myers this is Steve
Dick do you read me? Over.

DAPNSA:
Is this line still connected?
OVer.
DOC: This is the DDO. We're still in conference.

DAPNSA:
reports
miles
I need to get word to Dick Hyers
are there's
an inbound aircraft
out. The Vice President's
flying
guidance
that our
low five
was we need to
take it out.
DDO: Roger. HORAD,
has directed
please confirm Vice President
that that aircraft
that's five miles
out is to
That is what the Vice President
has said.
be taken out. Acknowledge.

DAPNSA:
DOC: Roger.
NORAD:
please keep this line open.
I'm going
to
confi:rm.
DOC: Roger.
PEOC: And, DDO, PEOC once again.
Is FAA tracking
that inbound?
DOC: Stand by. FAA are you tracking
FAA: Say again
DAPNSA:
that inbound?
for the FAA.
This is Steve Hadley
'l'OP SECD'l'
again.
I've just
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confirmed
from the Vice President
looks threatening
President
Sl!ICRE'P
his instruction
if the inbound
was to take it out.
DDO: Roger.
If it looks threatening
has directed
that we take it out.
DAPRSA:
aircraft
the Vice
That's correct.
DDO: Roger, sir.

DAPNSA:
Any additional
about that aircraft,
obviously,
information
is useful
you can get
before
you get to
the point where you have to make a take out decision.
Do
you copy?
DDO: Last calling station,
from the Vice
President.
DAPRSA:
please
identify
That was Mr. Hadley,
DDO: Mr. Hadley. Roger,

DAPRSA:
relaYing
the message
yourself.
NSC.
thank you much.
Is Gen. Myers on conference?
DDO: Sir, he's standing
right here.
DAPNSA:
on conference.
Can you put h~
DDO: Roger,
SECDEF:
sir.
Steve, Gen. Myers and X are here. This is
Don Rumsfeld.
DAPNSA:
with the Vice
an aircraft
Mr. Secretary,
President
good.
X talked briefly
and his guidance
was if there was
inbound that close and it looked threatening
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his guidance was to take it out. Do you copy?
VCJCS
(Gen MYers): We copy, Steve.
DAPNSA: Do you want to speak directly

President
to the Vice
about it? OVer.

VCJCS: Secretary
RWIlSfeld would like to speak to
the Vice President.

DAPNSA: Let me see if :I can bring him to the
phone. Bold one.
FAA: This is the FAA. :r have the coordinates
the flight in Pennsylvania
of
if you're ready to copy.
PEDe: DDO, PEOC. Understand
status of fighter CAP
is just still two assets? And, stand by for the Vice

President.
VPOTUS: Hello.
SECDEF: Hr. Vice President,
this is Don Rumsfeld
and Gen. Myers in the mlCC.

VPOTUS: You guys are in the NHCC?
SECDEF: We are.
VPOTUS:
I've been in touch with the President.
know he's been trying to reach you as well. Have you had a
chance to talk to him yet?
SECDEF: I did but it was very early. It was right
after the airplane hit the pentagon.
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VPOTUS: Okay. He's going to relocate to another
site. They haven't found it yet. We received an anonymous
-call over here that Angel, i.e., Air Force ODe was the next
target and I assume he thought steps had been taken to
provide protection
for Air Force One.
SECDEF: That's true. That's been ordered.

VPOTUs: All right~ Then our forces are on a
heightened
state of alert worldwide?

ROHSFELD:
~hey are. They're on threat con Delta.
VPOTUS: Now, there's been at least three

instances here where we've had reports of aircraft
approaching
washington.
were confirmed
President's
as hijacked aircraft.
instructions
be taken out.
In a couple of those cases they
I gave authorization
to the
for them to
(pause) Bello.
SECDEl": Yes, 1:understand.

that direction
And, pursuant
And, who did you give
to?
VPOTUS: 1:twas passed

Center at the White Bouse ,from
from here through the OP

the PEOC.
SECDEF: Okay. Let me ask the question here, has

that directive
been transmitted
to the aircraft?
VPO'l'tJS:
Yes, it has.
SECDEF: So, we've got a couple of aircraft up
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SECRE'l'
there that have those instructions
at the present
tme?
VPO'l'US:That is correct. And, it's my

understanding
they've already taken a couple of the
aircraft out.
SECDE!': We can't confirm. that. We're told that
one aircraft
is down but we do not have a pilot report that
they did it.

VPOTOS:
information
Okay. Well, as soon as you get more
let me know because we're getting
fragments
here as well, too.

BECDEl!":The report is that one is down north of
Camp David but -VPOTUS: .Don, can
President
YOU
hold for a minute,
is trying to reach me?
the
stand by.
SEeDEr: You bet, ~'ll hold.

FAA: This is the FAA. We just talked to
Jacksonville
Center. The aircraft
that is apparently
to Air Force ODe is a primary target. Jacksonville

is not working
that aircraft.
close
center
Be is not under ATC control.
NORAD: Break, break, this is HORAn with an

update.
(pause) National,
this is NORAD with an update.
DDO: NORAl), please provide.

HORAD: Copy. We have confirmation
'fOZ' SECRB'f
currently
of
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two fighters, a singleE-3
as well as a tanker currently
inbound. Estimate time ten minutes overhead at CAP point

north of Langley Field for protection
of the Washington,
D.C. area. NORAD complete.

DDO: Roger, thank you.
LTCOL JEROME O'BRIEN: John, Jerome.
LTCOL JOHN BRUNDERMAN: Who is it?
.JEROME: Jerome.
JOBl1: Jerome, put an EA member on, please.
JEROME:
Roger that.
JOBl1: Let's get ready to CAC up a 222. We haven't

been ordered to do it yet but let'S just be ready. If it
requires
SAS you are authorized
preposition
to go in the box and
it.
EA: A 222 to do what?
JOBH: To change the DEFOOR.
I'm just saying let's
just be prepared.
EA: Okay. We'll prep one.
DDO: This is the DDO. Secretary of Defense has
directed
that we go to worldwide
DEFCON 3 and be prepared
to go to 2. pleAse acknowledge.
AIR FORCE: Air Force Operation
acknowledges.
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Center
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VPOTUS:
Rello Don, Dick here.
GEN BA~NS:
Hawkins.
Hr. Vice President
this is General
Stand by one.
VPOTUS:
Okay.
SECDEF:
Hello. this is Rumsfeld.
VPOTOS:
Yeah, Cheney here, Don. The President
would like to hear fram you and needless
to say he's still
trying to decide where to locate.

RUMSFELD:
VPOTUS:
I beg your pardon?
I say, the President
to you and would appreciate

status of
u.s.
about location,
like to talk
a call. Just brief hLm on the
forces. He may want to consult

where he can
that you can tell h~

aircraft
would
go
to. And, any information
about the interception
that were coming
with you also
to Washington
of the
also would be
helpful.
SECDEF:
a video conference
VPOTUS:
Okay. Apparently,
you're
on a conference,
that does not come into the NMCC.

I can't believe
that.
SECDEF: Well. now we know. We think

recommending
-- we're
going to Def Con 3.
VPOTUS:
All right.
I'll have to run that by him
and let him make the call. But. I think that s a good idea.
I
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42
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SECRE'!
SECDEF: And, what I'll do is pull together
some
notes here and be ready to talk to him and give him a call
shortly.
VPO'l'US:All right.
SECDE!': Are you going to be on the call too
maybe?
VPOTUS:
I dOD't need to be. The communicationa--I
wouldn't make a prediction
at this point.
SECDEF: Where are you?

VPOTUS:
I'm in the PEOC over in the east wing.
SECDE!': Okay.
VPO'l'OS:And, I've got Condi with me and Steve
Badley, John Bowman and company. We're geared up here,
ready to go to do whatever we need to do.
SECDEF: Okay. And, I'm ask:ing Paul Wolfowitz
go to an alternate
VPOTOS:
to
site.
All right.
SECDEF: Okay. I'll be back at you. Thanks

.VPOTUS:
Yes, sir.
DDO: This is the DDO back in the conference.

Again, hold off on DEFCON 3. X say again, we need to go to
the PO'rOS before we actually
execute.
All stations,
again. This is the DDO. please hold on DEFCON
'.POPBECHT
3.
X say
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Acknowledge
please.
AIR FORCE: 'Air Force Ops Center acknowledges.

HORAn: NORAD copies.
NIGHTHAWK:
Night Hawk Control
HORAn: NORAD USSPACECOM
acknowledges.
acknowledges.
FAA: The FAA acknowledges.

PEMA: FEMA Operations
DDO: Al.l conferees,
update
on the deClaration
overriding
Center acknowledges.
this is theDOO.
of DEFCON
the last given. DEFCON
,are now directing
worldwide
h the Vice Chairman.
acknowledge
3 worldwide,
DEFCON
it's being directed
10:46 EDT. All stations

effective
10:46 EDT.
Acknowledge.
AIR FORCE: Air Force Ops Center acknowledges.
MARINE:
Marine Corps Op Center acknowledges.
HORAD: HORAD USA acknowledges.

STRATCOM:
u.s.
STRATCOH
acknowledge.
PEOC: PZOC acknowledges.

NIGHT HAWK: Night Hawk Control
USCINCPAC:
USCINCPAC
We
3. That's being dlrected
I say again,
Time,
3. Again, we are
3 has been declared.
DEFCON
the vice Chairman.
We have an
acknowledges.
acknowledges.
NMJIC: NHJIC, aye aye, sir.
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by
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NMCC: Def Con 3 at 14:14.
DDO: Roger, that's 14:46 Zulu. A1so, be advised

we are drafting
the EAM and it will follow shortly.
NORAn: Break, break. This is NORAn with
aD
update.
DDO: RORAn provide your update.
NOKAO: Copy. We have verification
that we have scrambled
two fighters out of Ellington
to escort Air Force One.

Ellington
Field
say again, two fighters out of
Field in Texas to escort Air Porce One. Stand by
for an estimated
time of intercept. HORAn complete.
DDO: Roger. And, HORAD, understand

there is no one basically
NORAD:We
currently
covering Air Force One?
cannot verify at this.time Rational.
We're still trying to get verification

HORAD
at this time
from FAA or CORR.
complete.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC
DDO:
PEOC,
DDO.
PEOC: From the Mil Aide. Venus 7 has been ordered

to divert to Barksdale
Air Force Base. Refuel.
Stand by.
DDO: Roger. Say again, who's diverting?

PEOC: Venus 7.
DDO:
Roger. Understand Venus 7 diverted
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to?
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PEOC: Barksdale
DDO: Roger.
Air Force Base.
(pause) All stations,
this is the
DDO. EAM has been released 1452 Zulu. All. stations

acknowledge.
ARMY: Army. Marine Corps acknowledge.
NORAD: HORAD l1SSPACECON.
PEOC: This is PEOC, say again.
DDO: This is the DDO. I say again, the EAH was
released
1452 Zulu. We're just getting acknowledgments.

PEOC: PEOC acknowledges.
STRATCOK:
STRATCOM acknowledges.
HIGHT HAWK: Night Hawk Control

DORAn:
NORAD USSPACECOM,
acknowledges.
acknowledges.
AIR FORCE: Air Force, acknowledges.

HAOC: NAOC acknowledges.
FAA: This is the FAA. What was the lead at 1452?
FAA: DDO, FAA.
DDO: FAA, DDO.
FAA: What was the lead at 1452?
DDO: Roger. It's
directing
aD.
emergency
worldwide
DEFCOH 3.
FAA: FAA
acknowledges.
EA: All conferees
'!'OI?
action message
please stand by.
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PEOC: DDO, PEOC.
DDO: PEOC, DDO.
PEOC: Were we ever able 'to confirm the' final
status of United flight 93? Was that the airplane that went
down at 3951 north? And, do we know if that was a result of
fighter engagement?
DDO: This is the DDO. We could not confirm that
it's flight 93, United flight, and we cannot confirm the
nature of its decline and crash.
DDO: HORAD, DDO. Do we have any reports of
intercept by fighters of civilian aircraft?
HORAD: This is HORAD. That's a negative at this
time. We have no pilot repOrts of any intercept on civilian
aircraft.
I do have additional updates.

DDO: Roger, provide your upd.ates.
HORAn: Okay. At this time we have two fighters
scrambling
Ellington
out of Ellington to escort Air Force one.

Field in Texas has also ordered the generation of
four additional aircraft as backup for Air Poree one

escort. In addition. we have two P-16s scrambling out of
Andrews Air Force Base. No airborne CAP at this time.
Stand by for updates. HORAD complete.
DIX>: This is the DDO. Roger.
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PEOC: And, DDO, PEOC. understand

Ellington.
Two out of Andrews
CAP over Washington
two out of
and that will make
the total
four right now or will that make
it
six?
count,
stand by--my
count
is a total of eight once we get them all. We have two out

of Andrews1
four additional
aircraft
coming
in and. then two
out of Ellington.
PEOC: Okay. The two out of Ellington
are for Air
Force One and then the six are for D.C.

DDO: That's affirmative.
the report.
That's
the way we have
HORAD, DDO, if that's wrong please
HORAn:
acknowledge.
NORAD, stand by.
FAA: DDO, PAA.

000:
Stand by.
HORAn:
HORAD, that is a correct
PEOC: Okay. Once again,

Air Porce One. Two preparing
four that are currently
NORAD:
a report
two out of Ellington
to depart
airborne
This is HORAD.
being
same situation
generated
out of Andrews
That's
a negative.
!fOP
and
We have
over D.C., four
out of Andrews.
at Ellington
for
for D.C.
of two fighters airborne
additional
number.
Field.
seeRE'!'
In addition.
Two generated
for Air
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Force one, four additional
well as backup
just ordered
Understand
we've got AR
as well.
HORAD:
Say again.
PEOC: Understand
airborne
as
for Air Force one. HORAD complete.
PEOC: PEOC acknowledges.

capability
to be generated
we have air refueling
capability
as well?
HORAn: That's affir.mative for Washington,
have confirmation
the fighters
D.C. We
of a tanker on CAP north of Langley
for
near D.C.
DDO: And, this is the DDO. Do we have an AWACS in

the area controlling?
HORAD:
Please repeat.
DDO: I Bay again. Do we have an AWACS
in the area
controlling?
NORAD:
on location
That is affirmative.
We have a single E-3
over D.C.
DDO: This is the DDO. Thank you.

HORAn: And, HORAn,
just one more update
to this.
DDO: provide update.

BORAn:
NORAn is currently
stand by.
FAA: DDO, FAA.
processing
please
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DDO: FAA, DDO.

FAA: We have a S50049 in Jacksonville
requesting
clearance.
Do you want that aircraft
that is
airborne?
DDO: Stand by.

VENUS CONTROL: That aircraft
is Venus 7.
FAA: If it's Venus 7 it's cleared
to Barksdale.
DDO: This is the DDO. I conc:ur if it's Venus 7 it

is, in fact, cleared.
FAA: Understand
go airborne
if it's Venus 7 he is cleared to
is that right?
DDO: This is the DDO; affirmative.

PEOC: And, DDO, PEOC. Do we have an estimated
intercept
time for the Ellington
fighters?
DDO: This is the DDO. NORAn can you assist,

estimated
intercept
time?
NORAn: This is HORAD. Negative.

estimated
intercept
We have no
time at this time. HORAn complete.
DDO: This is the DDO. Can we confirm current

location of Air Force One?
HORAD: That's affirmative.
Stand by.
DDO: And, we'll update the vice President.

two out of Ellington
have already
NORAD: National,
launched
this is NORAD.
however.
The
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DDO: This is the NMCC.
NORAD: Roger. Current
location
of Air Force One
ready to copy lat and long?

DDO: Roger. Go ahead and give me it. This is a
secure conference.
HORAn: Say again.
000: Go ahead and give me in addition
coordinates
to your
exact city location.
HORAn: Roger, stand by for that. Latlong,

north,
08859 west currently
.Location
is southeastern
heading
United
3117
290 speed of 446
States '",
Stand by for
geographic.
FAA: 000,
FAA.
ODO: FAA, ODO.

FAA: The S50049 departed
He is enroute to Andrews.
without
authorization.
We do not know if it is Venus
or not.
ODO: Roger. Give me the ~ail number
FAA: 950049. Apparently,
again.
it has a Lt. Col. Smith
onboard.
VENUS CONTROL:
This
is Venus Control.
tail number for Venus 7 and Col. Smith

DDO: Roger. Thanks
That is the
is the pilot.
for that clarification.
'POP SBCRET
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51
'lap
Understand
SEeRET
it is, in fact, Venus
7.
FAA: is it inbound to Andrews

Barksdale?
or inbound
(pause) That would be enroute

ODD: Roger. confirm.
to
to Barksdale.
Understand
it's going to
Barksdale.
FAA: Correct.
ODO: Roger, thank you much. Also,
to find out whether we have any unknown
in the vicinity
of the washington,
it's important
tracks
inbound
D.C. area.
AiR FORCE: This is Air Force. Confirm

new inbound unknown
track,
ODO: Affirmative.
inbound
to Washington,
threat
enroute
tracking
this is a
sir?
Any aircraft
on any track
D.C. that is unidentified.
NORAn: Break, break,

currently
or
this is NORAn.
NORAn
is
one track off the east coast not a
to Washington,
D.C. at this time. Otis fighters
are
to intercept
.AiR FORCE: This is Air Force.
DDO: Air Force, this is the DDO. Who are you
addressing?
AIR FORCE: The office
track,
that identified
sir.
HORAn:
Roger. This is NORAD.
TOP SECRE'l
the unknown
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52
If'OP SECRET
AIR FORCE: NORAD, this is Air Force. Say location

of unknown
track.
NORAD: Roger, stand by. Current
north,
location
4103
06728 west off the coast of Massachusetts,
northeastern
United States.
FAA: Doo, FAA.

DDO: FAA, this. is the DDO.
FAA: Do you have an aircraft
Washington,
over
D.C. at flight level 230?
DDO: NORAn, DDO. Again,

know~g
circling
whether
FAA is interested
we have an aircraft
circling
in
vicinity
of
Atlanta?
HORAD: Roger. I can confirm
in the vicinity.
we do have aircraft
Stand by for. flight level.
HORAD: This is HORAn.
X do have confirmation
flight level 22 for fighter aircraft
over D.C. and
vicinity.
FAA: Confirmation
fighter
aircraft?
NORA: This is HORAn. That's affirmative.

confirmation
at flight level 22.

fact, is accounted
NORAD:
flight level 22 is, in
for?
That's affirmative.
'POP SHCREIf'
USO(I)
53
DDO: This is the DDO. Thank you.

PAA: DOC, this is the FAA. Confir.m you do have
one out there at flight level 230.
ODO: Roger. We acknowledged flight level 22.
And,
understand now you're asking flight level 230?

HORAn: Negative, negative, negative.
This is
HORAD. Flight level 220 is confirmed.
FAA: Understand 220.

NORAD: That's affirmative.
FAA: Roger.
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SIDE 2 TO CONT:INOE)
TAPE #2, SIDE 2

AIR FORCE: HORAD, this is Air Force.
HORAn: Go ahead, Air Force.
Am FORCE: Yes, sir. Say position of unknown
track off east coast.
HORAD: Stand by. Air Force, HORAD. Currentiy
showing unknown at 4103 north, 06728 west, northeast
coost
of the united States.

AIR FORCE: Sir, how many Ddles off the coast?
NORAD: Stand by.
PEOC: DDO, PEOC
DDO:
PEOC, DDO.
'f01' SEeRE'!'
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54
'fOP SECRe'f
PEOC: As soon as you find out what the intercept
time is on the Ellington
fighters can you let us know? ADd
also, from Dr. Rice for NATO, just make

maintain
a good log of disposition
were alerted,
sure that we
of assets, when they
when they took off, that sort of thing?
000: This is the DDO, Wl:LCO.

RORAD:
HORAD. Currently
120 miles
HORAn copies. And, Air Force this is

showing unknown
at 290 for approximately
from Cape Cod.

DDO: Say again, 120 miles
from which
area?
070 for 120 miles
from
DDO: This is the DDO. Just need to confirm
that
NORAD:
Currently
showing
Cape Cod, Massachusetts.
two F-16s are still on CAP in the vicinity
of Washington,
D.C.?
HORAn:
This is HORAn;
that is affirmative.
DOO: RORAD this is the DDO. Is

put eyes on that identified
there a plan to go
track in the vicinity
of
Massachusetts?
RORAn:
OTIS fighters
That's affirmative,
sir. The scrambled
are en route and I'm working
this time.
DDO: Roger.
'POP SI!lCU'P
on anETI
at
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55
TOP
FAA: DDO,
SSCR!!!'
FAA. (pause)
guys have a scramble
code for
HORAn:This is
This
your
is
the
fighter
HORAD;stand
AIR FORCE:This
is
FAA. Do you
aircraft?
by FAA.
Air Force.
DDO:HORAn,DIX>.
HORAn:Go ahead.
DDO:
unidentified
Need to confirm
track
in the vicinity
HORAn:Roger,
stand
FAA: Air Force,

for
the
ROEbeing
used on
of Massachusetts.
by.
FAA. Do you have a scramble
code
your fighters?
AIR. FORCE:No sir.
That would came fram HORAn.
FAA: Okay. NORAD,do you have a scramble

your
code for'
fighters?
HORAn:FAAthis
term scramble
code.
is
RORAD.Don't
Are you looking
understand
for mode 3
your
or call
signs?
FAA: Say that
again.
NORAD:Do not understand

scramble
code.
Are you looking
for
your terminology
a mode 3 or a ca1.1 sign?
FAA: Okay, do you have a code for
your scrambled.
aircraft?
NORAn:I don't
understand
'l'GP SECJmIl'
your te:rm, sir.
Are you
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56
'POP SECRM'
looking for the mode 3 or the call sign?,

FAA: No,
need the code; a beacon, code. Do you
have a beacon code for your scrambled aircraft that tends

to separate them from other aircraft?
NORAD: Roger, understand
sir. We do not have mode
3 at this time. I will query for that. Stand, by.

FAA: Okay.
NAOC: DOO'I RAoe primary.
DDO: This is the 000.
RAOC: :r have disposi tion of RAOC assets when you
need them.
DIX): Rog'er. Please send them. And, we also need
the ROE for aircraft
in the vicinity of Massachusetts.
Again, it is important that we just escort it to the ground

but not to fire on it. Acknowledge.
.,.,
DIX): HORAn, do you acknowledge?

NORAD: NORAD, acknowledge.
DIX): Roger, please provide your update on
disposition.
NORA: This is NORAn, stand by. I have an update
on Air Force One, Ellington
fighters ETI to escort ten
minutes. Say again ten minutes. NORAn colnP.lete

DDO: Roger, unders,tand. Fighter escort for Air'
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EA: All conferees

HORAe: HORAn has no information,

has to do with basically

than the three

we've got no information

:I can give you

COMM's:ID 0273, the position

not been Ops Worthy here and

from Alaska because

:It has not been briefed

in the air and also to confirm. that we have no

unknowns over the continental

DDO:Roger. And also,

we have of the DC CAP, New York CAPand also

of Air Porce One or circling

on Air Force One moving. We don' t have anything

Air Force One is

Thank you much.

to Air Force One and they

And NORAD,DDO. I need to confirm. the

way to Andrews Air Force Base.

CAP. We need to make sure

over the BELOS

requesting CAP support.

and Helos are the ones that

are basically located in the vicinity of Anacostia and

All conferees please stand by.

All conferees stand by.

All conferees stand by.

All conferees stand by.

EA: All conferees please stand by.

E.O. 13526, section 1.4(g)

off but we're back up on net.

This is DDO coming on. Roger.

conferees please stand. by.

DOO: Sir, DDO.

L~. COL. MASIELLO: Out here.

Center about an unknown contact lS

nautical mi1es south of Saginaw, Michigan. And, if so, are

15 miles south of Saginaw?

Stand by. Yes, we're

the DDO.Can you repeat.

the FAA, that

Looking for confirmation

TAPE #5, SIDE:2

EA: All conferees

DDO:Air Porce Ops, DDO.

to McGuire and Andrews.

AIR FORCEOPS: Can confirm what? You were broken.

McGuire and Andrews Air Force Bases.

Am FORCEOPS: Okay, one more time. Whois en

is working the issue.

DIX>: And. DOC, what is the source of information

source was of this

out what the

the soUrce of the

from the 1oca1 center.

DDO:FAAare you online?

LT. COL. MASIELLO:

the phone with the Chairman. Be's

want to survey the damage before

someone call you back on another line. X have the