SEGREF 11 SEPTEMBER 2001 INTEGRATED CHRONOLOGY "ins document is 2 compilanon of events, logs and transcripts from the initial telephone conferences that ed on 11 Sep. 2001, While umes are accurate for most items, entries from the Air Threat Conference (ATC) should be considered accurate within a matter of minutes. Please note this a chronology ‘ransenpuon. In many eases the comments trom the ATC are parapliased. not verbatim, RID EVT NIST ROM NORAD FHIRONOL OGY BLU OTMER EVENTS. BLACK NMCC ATC CONFERENCES. TISWZ VAT HIGHL LL TAKES OEE PROM BOSTON ENROUTE £0 LA IDL AP HIGHL ITS YES OFF FROM BOSTON ENROUTE TO LA 1207 XALE STOPS IRANSPONDER SUI WK OVER HUDSON RIVER. AAT HIGISE 7 LAKES OFF FROM DE LLES 12H BOSTON CENTER SOTIEILS NORTHEAST AUR DEFENSE SECTOR OF HUACK OF AAT A TLIGHL 98 LARLS OFF FROM NEWARK, BOSTON CENTER NOT IFS NORTHEAST AIR DEFENSE SECTOR OF HUACK OF vars NPIS SCRAMBLED PROSE OTIS EE M8 EMO/ A NTIMPACLS THE WORLEY TRADE CENTER IAP NORAD COMMAND CENTER SOLID AND AUTHORIZES INTERCEPT IUUS/_ CNN REPORTS FIRST AIRPLANE STRIKE AT WORLD TRADE CENTER UX FIGHE ITS DEVIAET » SOUTIBV ARD TOWARDS NEW YORK CITY AY FLIGHT 77 TRANSPONDER IS TLRNED OFF DO ADDO BEGIN JOINT STAFF NOTIFICATION SHISS SOR MBE LD FROMEOHS ATE LAKE OFF 13007 NMCC CALLS FAA: FAA PROVIDES BRIEE OF EXPLOSION AT WORLD TRADE CENTER POSSIBLY FROM AIRCRAFT CRASH, ALSO. HZACKING OF AMERICAN FLIGHT 11 FROM BOSTON TO LA, NOW ENROUTE TO JFK AIRPORT SECRET [Declassified Under Authority of the Interagency Security |Classification Appeals Panel, E.O. 13526, sec. 5.3(b)(3) ISCAP Appeal No. 2012-156, doc. 15 |Declassification Date: January 21, 2021 NCTO010914SEGREF 13022, CNN REPORTS SECOND EXPLOSION AT WORLD TRADE CENTER 134 REPORTS INITIATING ANTL-TERRORIST TEAM RECALL, 13077, ADDO. $00. FA AND DDO CONFER ON NEED FOR SIGNIFICANT EVENT CONFERENCE, DDO DIRECTS CONFERENCE BE CONVENED 1B1SZ_C1A CONVENES NOIWAN CONFERENCE; 767 CONFIRMED HIJACKED. DDO DELAYS. SIGNIFICANT CONFERENCE. 13202 ADDO DIRECTS INITIATION OF SIGNIFICANT EVENT CONFERENCE WITH CINCS AND SERVICES 1321Z_ 2 NFIS FROM OTIS ABS ESTABLISH AIR CAP OVER NEW YORK CITY DDO ENTERS SIGN! ICANT EVENT CONFERENCE, DDO ASKS FOR FAA (NOT IN CONFERENCE) ICOM REPORTS CATT TEAM IS STOOD UP AF REPORTS CAT TEAM IS STOOD UP 12332 ES RELAYS NORAD REQUEST FOR AIR THREAT CONFERENCE TO DDO NORAD PROVIDES UPDATE - > FIGHTERS AIRBORNE WITH 2 TANKERS DBO CONCURS WITH NORAD REQUEST. DIRECTS TRANSETION TO ATC NORAD REPORTS | MORE AIRCRAFT ENROUTE TO DC I3MZ_ SIGNIFICANT EVENT CONFERENCE DROPPED NEADS LOSES RADAR CONTACL WITH AS AS TT IMPACTS THE PENTAGON AIR THREAT CONFERENCE INITIATED 13382 EA POLLS CONFEREES - VCICS ENEC RESPONDS FOR VCICS 18397 DDO ENTERS ATC AND PROVIDES UPDATE OF AIR ATTACK ON US, POSSIBLE THREAT TOCONUS I340Z_ NORAD UPDATE - CONFLICTING REPORTS FROM FA ON HUACKS. ONE HUACK AC OUT OF JPK ENROUTE TO DC 2 FIGHTERS SCRAMBLED FROM OTIS, AFH NO ASSESSMENT. CINCNOR AD NOT DECLARING ADE NORAD RECOMMENDS RECONVENING WIEN MORE INFO IS AVAILABLE 18021 \ PEIGHEE 92 FRANSPONDER EE RED OT 1MIZ_ DDO BRIEFS EXPLOSION 41 STH CORRIDOR OF THE PENTAGON DDO DIRECTS CONFERENCE REMAIN UP. DIRECTS EA TO ADD SEC DEF TO CONFERENCE FA CONTACTS OSD CABLES. REQUESTS IMMEDIAT#: CONTACT WITH SECDEF SECRET NeToo10915SEGREF VCJCS EXEC ASKS FOR CONFIRMATION ON PENTAGON EXPLOSION EARI PORTS STILL WAITING ON SEC DEF NIGHTHAWK ASKS PEOC FOR INSTRUCTIONS PROT INSTRUCTS NIGHTHAWK TO PREPARE TO EVACUATE VICE POTUS TO NAVAL OBSERVATORY NAC SECONDARY REPORTS INITINTING EMERGENCY TAKE-OFF FROM ANDREWS AEB VCICS EXEC REPORTS HAVING BRIEFED THE CICS VIA PHONE PEOC INSTRUCTS NIGHTHAWK TO REMAIN ON ALERT POSTU NORAD UPDATE - POSSIBLE 4TH HACK IN PROGRESS DELTA FLIGHT $9 FROM HOSTON 10 LAS VEGAS INDICATIONS FROM CON: NO RESPONSE FROM DDO. NORAD REPEATS, EA RESPONDS FOR PDO “ oot IMoZ VOICS ARRIVES IN DDO OFFICE FA REPORTS NO CONTACT WTTH SEC DEE, QUERIES DDO ON ADDING DEP SEC DEF DO CONCURS BA CONTACTS OSD CABLES AND REQUISTS IMMEDIATE CONTACT WITH DEP SEC be NORAD REQUESTS FAS BE ADDED 10. CONFERENCE ) DIRECTS ADDING BAA TO CONFERENCE PROC ASKS IF THERE ARE ANY INDICATIONS OF OTHER HUACKS IN PROGRESS 2887 NORAD DROPS FROM CONFERENCE AND IS RE-ADDED NORAD UPDATE (SAME AS 15447 197 FAA REPORTS DELTA FLIGHT SY NOL FOLLOWING ITS FLIGHT PLAN ROUTE CINCNORAD DIRECTS ALL AIR SOVERHIGNTY AIRCRAFT TO BATTLE STATIONS FULLY ARMED PAT UG PROMEE ANGELS AEE SESE ITS AIG APOVER WASHINGTON, 11 Sh/ CINCNORAD REPEATS « DIRECIS AL] AIK SOVEREIGNTY AIRCRAPT TO BATTLE SIATIONS FULLY ARMED SECRET NeT001091613887 13867 1307 4007 SEEGREF AFOPS ASKS FOR DIRECTION AND HEADING OF FLIGHT §9 CENTCOM REPORTS CAT TEAM IS STOOD UP NORAD UPDATE - FLIGHT $9 MIGHT BE HEADING WEST TOWARD CHICAGO RECOMMENDS SEARS TOWER BE EVACUATED REPORTS ONLY LIMITED INFORMATION ON FLIGHT 89 IS AVAILABLE NORAD REQUESTS FAA POLL ALL AC TO CONFIRM IF HIIACK IS IN PROGRESS AND TO HALT ALL FAA FLIGHT ACTIVITY LA APTEMPTING TO BRING FAA BACK INTO CONFERENCE DDO ASKS IF FEMA IS IN THE CONFERENCE EA AY TEMPTING TO BRING FEMA BACK INTO THE CONFERENCE AFOPS REPORTS WHITE HOUSE HAS REQUESTED FIGHTER COVERAGE NORAD REPORTS THEY WILL PROCESS WHITE HOUSE REQUEST AND PROVIDE ETA EA CONFIRMS FEMA IS IN CONFERENCE BDO RECOMMENDS FEMA EVACUATE CHICAGO (SEARS) TOWER WHCA BREAKS INTO CONFERENCE TELLS DDO TO STAND-BY COL? FROM PEOC RELAYS REQUEST FROM STEVE HADLEY FIGHTER ESCORTS FOR PRE: FIGHTER CAP OVER DC DENT DDO REPORTS NORAD IS WORKING FIGHTER CAP AND NMCC IS WORKING COOP DDO ASK FOR COORDINATION FOR AIR FORCE ONE FIGHTERS IN THIS CONFERENCE NORAD UPDATE - CINCNORAD ASSE sSMENT OF CONCERN 1.\ GOES TO BOX. ADDO CONFIRMS, THEN HOLDS. BON IS NOT OPENED. NORAD REQUESTS CONFIRMATION THAT FAA IS IN THE CONFERENCE AND 1S POLLING ALL AIRCRAFT TO TERMINAL POINT, WANTS LOCATION OF ALL AIRCRAFT THAT DO NOP RESPOND DDO SAYS WE ARE ATTEMPIING TO GET FAA ON A SECOND LINE PEOC UNDERSTANDS THERE IS A POSSIBLE INBOUND AHOU'T ASSETS FROM ANDREWS AFB MINUTES OUT; ASKS DDO ASKS AFOPS FOR AN UPDATE PLOC STATES AC IS A POSSIBLE UA FLIGHT 1 \9 SCRASHES NEAR SHANESVIT SECREF NCT001091714052, 14062, 14072, 14082, 14092, rd nang 117 1snsy hatn7 hans SECRET AFOPS ASKS FOR AN UPDATE - NO RESPONSE IN CONFERENCE NORAD HAS NO INDICATIONS OF ANY HIJACK A. INBOUND To DC PEOC ASKS FOR UPDATE ON FIGHTER CAP FOR DC - DDO PASSES TO AFOPS - AFOPS PASSES TO NORAD NORAD STATI S THERE IS NO FURTHER UPDATE ON FIGHTE! S FOR DC AFOPS ASKS NORAD FOR AN UPDATE ON FIGHTERS FOR AIR FORCE PEOC REPORTS THE JOC REPORTED UA FLIGHT 93 OUT OF PITTSBURG IS 20 MINUTES OUT DDO ASKS AF FOR STATUS OF FIGHTERS, NORAD UPDATE «2 FIGHTERS AIRBORNE FROM ATLANTIC CITY ENROUTE TO DC PROC ASKS DDO TO CONFIRM INFORMATION ON FLIGHT 93, PLOC DIRECTS NAOC AIRBORNE POC COL? STATES VICE POTUS HAS DIRECTED THAT FIGHTERS CAN CONFIRM § CIS HUACKED A CTHEY ARF CLEARED TO TAKE FTOUT NAUC PRIMARY AND SECONDARY REPORT THEY ARE AIRBORNE AND IN. CONFERENCE AFOPS ASKS FOR CONFIRMATION THAT AN A CHAS CRASHED SOUTH OF JOSESTOWS. PA, LA CONFIRMS FAA IS IN CONFERENCE DDO STATES VCICS WANTS [0 KNOW WHO IS CONTROLLING FIGHTER A € OVER be FAA RESPONDS - WASHINGTON CENTER SHOULD BL CONTROLLING FIGHTER A C PLOU CONFIRMS AGAIN THA L VICE POTUS HAS CLEARED AF A CTO ENGAGE ANY A. CINHOUND TODO WITHOUT AU THORIZA HON, PROC ASKS TO CONFIRM A CIS 10 MILES OT NO RESPONSE AFOPS ASKED TO DETERMINE IF THEY SHOULD PROVIDE ESCORT FOR AIR FORCE 1 DbO TELLS PEOC UAO3 IS REPORTED CRASHED IN PA. PEOC STATES VICE POTUS WANTS TO. KNOW IF [LIS RESUET OF FIGHTER ENGAGEMENT DDO ASKS NORAD TO CONFIRM HOW A.C WENT DOWN NORAD HAS NO INFO ON INUAGEMENT FAA HAS NO INFO DDO ASKS AFOPS TO CONEIRM WHO HAS CONTROL OF A COVER DC SEGREF neT0010918Lead 14267 1272, 14387 1307 1317 hanay SECRET 6 NORAD STATES CON-R HAS CONTROL OVER A C OVER DC PEOC ASKS FOR CONFIRMATION OF ESCORT INTERCEPT OF AIR FORCE |. SR CONTROLLER STATES DOD HAS DIRECTED FORCE PROTECTION ELD, DDO ASKS AGAIN IF FIGHTERS HAVE INTERCEPTED AIR FORCE 1 - NORAD SAYS STAND BY NORAD ASKS FOR CLARIFICATION ON FORCE PROTECTION LEVEL D. DDO CONFIRMS FORCE PROTECTION LEVEL D WORLD-WIDE FAA REPORTS THEY THINK A C THAT CRASHED IN PA IS A MILITARY AC CALLSIGN GOPHER 06 PEOC ASK FOR LIPDATE ON FIGHTERS. PEOC REPORTS RECEIVING THREATS AGAINST AIR FORCE | DDO CONFIRMS NATURE OF THREAT WITH PEOC BAA CLARIFIES EARLIER REPORT ON GOPHER 06: FAA REPORTS GOPHER 06 1S THE AC THAT REPORTED THE CRASH OF WHAT APPEARS TO BE A COMMERCIAL AIRLINER NE OF CAMP DAVID. EAA PASSES LAT LONG OF FOR CRASH OF 3951N 7886W'. ADDS THAT GOPHER 06 WILL REMAIN ON STATION FOR 30 MINUTES, PEOC ASKS IF AIRLINER IS UA93 DDO BREAKS IN PASSES TO NORAD THAT THE VCJCS WANTS THEM TO. FACILITATE THE CICS RETURN TO DC PEOC ASKS IF THE VCICS IN IN THE CONFERENCE STEVE HADLEY ASKS FOR GEN MEVERS - DDO REPLIES FOR VCJCS HADLEY WANTS TO GET WORD TO VCICS THAT THERE IS AN AIRCRAFT $ MILES OUT AND THAT THE VP's GUIDANCE IS TO TAKE IT OUT PEOC ASKS IF THE FAS IS TRACKING THAT AIRCRAFT DDO ASKS FAA IF THEY ARE TRACKING THAT AIRCRAFT HADLEY CONFIRMS AGAIN THAT THE VP HAS DIRECTED THAT IP THE AIRCRAFT LOOKS THREATENING IT NEEDS TO BE TAKEN OUT DDO CONFIRMS MESSAGE HADLEY ADDS THAT ANY INFORMATION ABOUT THE A C THAT CAN BE GATHERED BEFORE YOU HAVE TO TAKE IT OUT. WOULD BE USEFUL, PDO ASKS HADLEY TO CONFIRM HIS 10 SECRET NCT00109191337, Vaz, 14357 Lit67 1aN7 SEGREF 7 PEOC CONFIRMS THE CALLER 1S MR HADLEY FROM THE NSC PROC ASKS IF THE VCJCS IS IN THE CONFERENCE, DDO CONFIRMS HE IS SEC DEF JOINS CONFERENCE - HADLEY REPEATS THE VP's GUIDANCE THEN ASKS. IF THE VCICS WANTS TO SPEAK WITH THE VP VCICS TELLS HADLEY THAT THE SEC DEF WOULD LIKE TO SPEAK WITH THE VP FAA ATTEMPTS TO PASS COORDINATE FOR THE CRASH SITE AGAIN - NO RESPONSE PEOC SAYS STAND BY FOR THE VP \'P TELLS SEC DEF HE HAS BEEN IN CONTACT WITH THE PRESIDENT AND ASKS ‘THE SEC DEF If HE HAS SPOKEN WITH HIM SEC DEF SAYS HE HAS NOT SPOKEN WITH HIM SINCE JUST AFTER THE PLANE. CRASHED INTO THE PENTAGON, VP SAY'S THE PRESIDENT IS GOING TO RELOCATE. STATES THEY HAVE RECEIVED AN ANONYMOUS PHONE CALL THAT ANGEL (AFI) IS THE NEXT TARGET. VP SAYS HE ASSUMES THE APPROPRIATE STEPS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO PROVIDE PROTECTION FOR AF) SEC DEF STATES THAT IS TRUE VP ASKS IF FORCES ARF ON A HEIGHTENED STATE OF ALERT - SEC DEF CONFIRMS \VP-CONFIRMS HE IAS HAD THREE REPORTS OF A/C APPROACHING DC AND REITERATES HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO TAKE THEM OUT SEC DEF ASKS WHO THOSE INSTRUCTIONS WERE GIVEN TO (SEC DEF ENTERED THE CONFERENCE PRIOR TO GETTING A BRIEF FROM THE DDO) VP SAY'S INSTRUCTIONS WERE RELAYED FROM PEOC TO THE OPERATIONS CENTER AND AIR FORCE SEC DEF ASKS VP IF WE HAVE AIRCRAFT LP THAT HAVE THOSE INSTRUCTIONS \VP SAYS HE UNDERSTANDS WE DO, AND THAT THEY HAVE ALREADY TAKEN OUT A COUPLE AC SEC DEF SAYS WE CANNOT CONFIRM THAT. ADDS THAT WE KNOW AN AIRCRAFT IS DOWN. BUT THERE IS NO PILOT REPORT THAT THEY DID IT SEC DEF ADDS THAT THE ONE IS DOWN NE OF CAMP DAVID VP BREAKS CONVERSATION TO TALK TO POTUS, FAA PASSES THAT AN AIRCRAFT THAT IS SUPPOSED TO LINK UP WITH AFI IS NOT UNDER ATC CONTROL, FROM JACKSONVILLE CONTROL, NORAD UPDATE - CONFIRMS 2 FIGHTERS, £3 AND TANKER ARE OVERHEAD OF DC SECRET NCTO0109201oz wMIZ 1a3z Loz hayo7, haze hase ha SECRET PHONE CUTS OVER TO ADDO LINE - DISCUSSION ON PREPPING CHANGE FOR DEFCON DDO INJECT SEC DEF DECISION TO GO TO WORLDWIDE DEFCON 3, PREPARED TO GOTO >. ASKS FOR ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. AF OPS ACKS, THEN FA BREAKS IN TO BEGIN POLLING VP RE-ENTERS CONFERENCE VP TELLS SEC DEF THE PRESIDENT WOULD LIKE TO HEAR FROM KIM. WANTS STATUS OF F ORCES, LOCATION BE CAN GO TO, AND INFORMATION ONAIC INTERCEPTS SEC DEF STATES VP IS APPARENTLY IN A SVTC THAT DOES NOT COME INTO THE Nace \P EXPRESSES HIS DI LIEF SEC DEF TELLS VP HE [S RECOMMENDING DEFCON 3 \P TELLS SEC DEF HE SHOULD CONFER WITH POTUS AND LET HIM MAKE DECISION. ADDS THAT HE AGREES SEC DEF TELLS VP HE WILL PUT SOME NOTES TOGETHER AND CALL THE POTUS SHORTLY. THEN ASKS THE VP WHERE HE IS VP STATES HE IS IN THE PEOC SEC DEF SAYS HE IS ASKING DEP SEC DEF TO GO TO AN ALTERNATE SITE DDO DIRECTS CONFEREES TO WAIT ON IMPLEMENTING DEFCON 3 DDO RE-ISSUES DEFCON 3 DECLARATION. DEFCON 3 IS DECLARED BY THE VCICS AT 1046 EDT, NORAD UPDATE: 2 FIGHTERS OL'T OF ELLINGTON FIELD, TX ENROUTE TO ESCORT AFL. ETA PENDING. PEOC DIRECTS VENUS 710 DIVERT TO BARKSDALE AFB DDO INFORMS CONFEREES THAT EAM CHANGING THE DEFCON LEVEL WAS JUST RELEASED. DDO REPEATS DEFCON INFORMATION FAA ASKS DDO TO REPEAT DEFCON INFORMATION PEOC ASKS FOR CONFIRMATION ON THE Fe IF TT ISTHE Ri AL STATUS OF UAS3, NEED TO KNOW LT OF A FIGHTER ENGAGEMENT DDO STATES HE CANNOT CONFIRM, ASKS NORAD. NORAD STATES THERE 15 NO PILOT REPORT OF AN ENGAGEMENT. NORAD CONTINUES ON TO PROVIDE AN UPDATE ON FIGHTERS FOR DC AIRCAP AND AFI ESCORT WCTO01092114382, asoz iswz Isuly isany SEGREF FAA STATES THEY HAVE AN A.C CALLSIGN VENUS 7 [SENEX] REQUESTING. CLEARANCE DDO STATES IF THE AIRCRAFT IS VENUS 7 IT IS CLEARED. PEOC ASKS FOR FIGHTER INTERCEPT TIME WITH AP) NORAD STATES TIME IS UNAVAILABLE DDO ASKS FOR LOCATION OF AFT NORAD PROVIDES A LAT LONG FOR AFI [3112S 0889117) FAA STATES SAM 500049 DEPARTED WITHOUT AUTHORIZATION VENUS CONTROL CONFIRMS BLIGHT IS VENUS 7 DDO ASKS IF THERE ARE ANY UNKNOWN TRACKS IN VICINITY OF BC NORAD STATES THEY ARE TRACKING ONE A C OFF THE EAST COAST NOT APPROACHING DC, OTIS FIGHTERS ARE MOVING TO INTERCEPT. NORAD PROVIDES AT LAT LONG FOR THE TRACK [41028 06728W)] OFF THE COAST OF MA EAA ASKS NORAD TO CONFIRM THEY HAVE AIRCRAFT CIRCLING DC AT A PLIGHT LEVEL OF 2300 FT NORAD CONFIRMS THEY HAVE 4 © CIRCLING De AT 2200 FT. NORAD PROVIDES HEADING DISTANCE OF A € 070 120 MILES FROM CAPE COD. DDO ASK NORAD TO CONFIRM THIER IS STILL. AN AIRCAP OVER DC. NORAD CONFIRMS DDO ASK NORAD FOR AN ESTIMAILD LIME [LAT AC WILL PUT EYES ON THE Ut TRACK NORAD STATES THEY ARE WORKING OS AN LTA, NORAD ASKS IF THERE INA SCRAMBLE CODE FOR NORAD AC. NORAD STATES STAND-BY FAA ASKS AFOPS IP THERE 18.4 SCRAMILF CODE FOR THER AC APOPS PASSES TO NORAD, NORAD ASKS FAA TO EXPLAIN WHAT A SCRAMBLE CODE IS. TAA CLARINES THAT THEY SEED 4 BEACON CODE FOR AF AC NORAD STATES THEY WILL QUERY FOR TH MODE IH CODES. “SEERET NeTOO10922SECRET 0 DDO GIVES NORAD THE ROE FOR THE AC APPROACHING CAPE COD. YOU ARE TO ESCORT IT TOGROUND. DO NOT FIRE NORAD ACKNOWLEDGE NORAD STATES 10 MINUTES TO FIGHTER INTERCEPT WITH AFL NAOC PRIMARY PROVIDES DISPOSITION OF NAOC A’C. PRIMARY IN SURV ORBIT IN NAOC TIMING AREA. SECONDARY DROPPING TO OFFUT, THEN NORTH TIMING AREA. TERTIARY IN NAOC TIMING AREA NORAD CALLS FOR FAA - NO RESPONSE DDO STATES SEC DEF WANTS AWARENESS OF EVENTS WORLD-WIDE. ALSO WANTS TO KNOW IF A CAP IS OVER SENSITIVE AREAS LIKE SAUDI. NORAD AND STRATCOM ACKNOWLEDGE. rag) HOT MIKE FAA ASKS AFOPS IF THEY ARE HAVING TROUBLE GETTING A/C OFF THE GROUND, AT LANGLEY AND INTO ANDREWS, NCT0010923