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American Airlines Flight 77 Presumed Down

Ohio

WestVirginia

39N

D D n n

8:50:38D°anDDDnDnn°nD C : i n i : i

NORAD RadarCoverage Lost

Lost on NORAD radar fo r18 minutes 52 secondsLess on FAA radar by a

few minutes

81W

AA77

8:40:00

D Qn D D D

I,H § H D n

a o DDnDDDn n n n

ZID Checkin

Mode 3 Change

6553 to 3743

Reacquired asPrimary only

9:09:30

ZID = Indianapolis

Committee Sensitive



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American Air 77, Leaves NEADS Coverage0853-0851 EOT

HNN-R: American 77 cleared direct

FALMOUTH 0850:47

AA77: Direct FALMOUTH ,

American 77 thanks. 0850:51

WV

PA

DC 03R: American 77 contact Indy

AA77: Thanks sir, G ood Da y

AA77: Center, American 77 with

you level 330

Indy HNN-R: Roger, squawk 3743



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American Air 77, Out and Back0835-0915 EOT

Indianapolis; Washing!

Center

Mode 3: 6553

DJoint Surveillance System SecondaryDFAA Long Range Radar• Flight Data Recorder• Joint Surveillance System Primary



) ')United Air 175 and Am erican Air 77 Turn

0851-0853 EOT

75W

41N

Allentown

0850:43



American Air 77 Disappears0851-0909 EOT

wv

HNN-R: No exchanges

with AA 77

0856:07

\\Ashland

PA

DAC-RA and HNN-R Six attempts tocontact American 77 0858:20-0900.56

HNN-R: American 77, Indy. 0903:06

^̂ 0̂909:55

HNN-R: Six attempts to contact American 770856:32-0858:16



IAmerican Air 77, Indy Center Actions

0857-0900 EO T

81W

OH WV

PA

HNN-R: American 77, Don't know what

happened, looks like a turn South, Don't

know altitude, what he's doing 0857:39.

DAC-R: Just let me know.

HNN-R: Still haven't go t American 77, he

was at 35 to Falmouth, don't know where

he is, I'm trying to get hold of him, wecontacted] Company. 0859:44

Ashland

KY

AA2493: We sent message to dispatch to have him come up on 22.7,

that what you want. 0900:33HNN-R: Had him on West side of airspace, went into coast, don't

have a track, not talking, w e don't know what happened, we also

contacted your company. 0900:37



American Air 77, Controller and Company Discussion

0906-0909 EOT

Ashland

81W

OH WV

PA

HNN-RA: You have radar is he over

Falmouth 0906:22. DAC-RA: No, we just

moved the track there.HNN-R: OK, you just have the track ou t there.DAC-RA: You never raised him.

HNN-RA: We called Company, no radio

communication, no radar. 0906:31

DAC-RA: Last clearance Falmouth, we'regoing to treat him non-radar, told next sectorto sterilize until w e find out. 0906:39

KY AAL: McDonnel. 0909:01 HNN-RA: You get hold of Am erican 77.AAL: No but second plane hit WTC.HNN-RA: Say again. AAL:W e

lost American 11 to a hijacking, Boston to LA, we were hi jacked.. .and

77 is Dulles to LA and—a second plane just flew into WTC.0909:29



American Air 77, Controllers Co m pare to Flight 110090-0937 EOT

HNN-RA: American 11, NY to LA hijacked, American 77 Dulles to LA, dispatch

doesn't know where he is, confirmed tw o airplanes crashed into WTC—

American 77 , don't know where he is but American 11 was hijacked off NY

airport going to LA. 0910:39

DAC-RA: We don't have a track, yo u mean [AA11] took of f without clearance.

0911:10

HNN-RA: Guess he did. DAC-RA: Nobody ever tracked American 11 is what I'masking. HNN-RA: Don't know 0911:21

DAC-RA: There's no flight plan. HNN-RA: Yeah, I looked too, far as we know

that's all we know, I talked to dispatch—they confirmed tw o planes crashed into

WTC. 0911:25



\American Air 77 Enters Virginia

0914-0937 EOT

SOW

BT V R:: Randy, you knowabout this American 77

thing. IMP R: Yes BTV R:

Company 683 tried to raisehim, never had a visual on

him out there at all 0918:48

68.7 nm in 6.3 minutes

Th e Plains Radar

ARSR-3*

UNK:: What's going on in NY. BTV R: Possible

terrorist attack, two airplanes crashed into WTCand reports an Ame rican en route LA has been

hijacked. 0928:01

ARSR-3* is older radar without he ight-finding capability

V

38N



American Air 77, Military Aircraft and Clutter0925-0938 EOT

A** 1Bobcat 17



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American Air 77, Approach, and Circle0930-0935 EOT

z J77W

DCA: Washington Approach

IAD Tower Area Supervisor: We're tracking fast moving

primary heading toward White House, they have been advised.

33:38 IAD Tower West Final: National sixty two any body

quickly please

IAD TMC: Dulles, a primary only33:46 West Final: You've got a primary he ading for P56

to the west te n west fast moving

34:24 DCA Tower: Thanks, we 're talking to P56 on it

32:16,

Time in minutes and seconds30:30

39 N

J

Eastern Region QA: Listen, I need you to stop departures un til we

account fo r United 175 IA D Tower Arrival: We have no info

QA: Disregard, he's out of Boston, we just found ou tIAD: Terrorist activity could be VFR, we tracked fast moving primary

heading toward White House

QA: Wait a minute, there's a fast moving VFR toward the White House

Data from a DCA-related radar scope L7



Gofer 06, a Minnesota ANG C130, takes offroutinely for home, sights primary only traffic,

is vectored to follow by Washington

Approach, and is two minutes behind when itobserves the aircraft impact the Pentagon.

Pentagon

Mixing Bowl

American 77, B757

Gofer 06, C130J/8:33

8 : 36 "Andrews AFB



American Airlines Flight 77 and C130 Final Minutes

• / 0 / 7 A I ? separation at 9:33

2nm separation at 9:36

C130 2 min behind AA77 at impact

9:34:01 9:33:14

C-130

Committee Sensitive



American Airlines Flight 77 and C130 Observer Aircraft

C-130Pennsylvania

Shanksv i l l eUA93X _10:02:32 "̂ 10:06:55

10:03:33V M 10:02:32

aryland

A A 7 7

West

VirginiaVirginia

Committee Sensitive



Pentagon Air Activity Before/After AA77 Impact

Committee Sensitive



V ert ical <ji id is 1 0 minutes Latitude

O ne minute Lat i tude = one N M

A A 7 7 p i o c e e d e d a t IONM |>ei minute

A A 7 7 a p p i o a c l i e d a t 7.3 NM |>ei minutee H .XJ

71

f-

m

9:09:30

AA77 Began Turn at 9:34:50

Approximate 4 minute turn and final le y

If no turn, then at M al l a p p r o x i m a t e l y 9 :3 5

Minutes to Mall



AA77, Possible Diversion of Air Traffic

Four aircraft

- 3 change course prior to reappearanceof AA77 as an unknown

-1 changes course post reappearance, at

approximately 13: !2 1^09-30

M3 6666

M3130713:09:30

M3 6663

13:09:20

,nnL

: I!Di!

13:09:29* AA 77

West Virginia Virginia

M3 6666 originated in NY (Long Island) at 08:31

Com mittee Sensitive



AA77, Close Approach to Air Traffic

9:22:31 AA 77

9:20

M3 1531

Warrenton

9:29:18

9:27:32

14K f tapp rox9:29:18

M3 1531 originated in Philadelphia at 8:58 EOT

Committee Sensitive



American Air 77 and Gopher 060933-0938 EOT

Time in minutes and seconds

Minnesota ANG C-130Gopher-6

33:00

Andrews AFB

DC A Tower and Gopher 0634:33 With you, cl imbing to 3000

35:26 Climb and maintain 4000 traffic eleven o'clock 5 miles

northbound fast moving, alt i tude unknown

36:16 Traffic in sight at 12 o'clock

36:26 What kind, can you see. Looks l ike 757

36:34 Can you estimate alti tude. Low alti tude

36:51 Traffic sti l l in descent, rolled out Northeast bound

37:07 Climb and maintain UNK: (OSIC) You got a m il itary

Yeah (OSIC) Tell him to turn r ight37:13 Turn right, follow th e traffic, heading 08 0 we'll vector yo u

38:00 Aircraft at 12 o'clock just northwest of the airf ield

38:26 Looks l ike aircraft crashed into the Pentagon



American Airlines Flight 77 and C130 Observer Aircraft

C-130 Pennsylvania

Shanksville UA93X ^10:02:32 "̂ 1̂0:06:55

10:03:33, M 10:02:32

aryland

AA77

West

VirginiaVirginia

Committee Sensitive



American Airlines Flight 77 and C130 Final Minutes



C130 2 min behind AA77 at impact

9:37:47

9:3f019:33:14

C-130

Committee Sensitive



11 September 2001

Pentagon

Initial Detectionof AA 77

08:19:58 ET

Mode 3A 6553

Mode C Attitude 10 0 ft

Mode 3A Change to 3743

08:40:07 ET

Mode C Attitude 33.000 ft

Aircraft Left ThePlains Radar C o v e r a g e

08:50:38 E TMode C Attitude 35,000 ft Last Detection of AA 77

09:37:47 ET

08:34:48 ET

I Mode C Attitude 29,000 ft

09:17:48 ET

Oceana Radar Measured Altitude 25 .200 f)

09:34:31 ET

IGibbsboro Radar Measured Attitude 10,000 f)

09:25:36 ET

Oceana Radar MeasuredAltitude 12,400 ftAircraft Reacquired by The Plains

09:09:29 ET

Reinforced Radar Return

Beacon Radar Return

Search Radar Return

Nautical Miles



Ohio Pennsylvania

Maryland

8:50:38

West

Virginia

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