26. 083800 AA11 NEADS ID Techs React to Powell
ID Tech 1 (Unknown): What?
ID Tech 2 (Unknown): What was that?
[Background] Unknown: Is that real world?
Sr. ID Tech: Real world hijack.
ID Tech: Cool. Ribbit. [Humming]. Boston (indistinct).
[Background]: Dial tone
ID Tech: Open line.
Scoggins: Boston, military desk.
ID Tech: Yeah, Huntress calling, ah, in reference to the hijacked aircraft
Scoggins: Yes.
ID Tech: We’re seeking to get some information from you, if we could.
Scoggins: Ok, what (indistinct) you need?
ID Tech: We need call sign, type aircraft.
Scoggins: It’s, ah, American 11
ID Tech: American 11.
Scoggins: Type aircraft is a, uh, seven sixty seven
ID Tech: And, number of souls on board, do you know that?
Scoggins: Uh, I don’t, know, hold on. Hey Dan, do we got souls on board, and all that?
Scoggins: No. We don’t have any of that information.
ID Tech: You don’t have any of that? Ok.
Scoggins: We know the position about 40 miles north of Kennedy.
ID Tech: Forty miles north of Kennedy?
Scoggins: Right.
ID Tech: Do you have, ah, mode 3?
Scoggins: No we don’t, he’s a primary target, only.
ID Tech: Primary target only?
Scoggins: Yeah.
ID Tech: Ok, and you don’t know where he’s coming from or destination?
Scoggins: No idea. He took off out of Boston originally heading for, ah, Los Angeles.
IT Tech: Boston to Los Angeles?
Scoggins: That was his original destination, yeah.
ID Tech: And where are they going now, do you know?
Scoggins: No idea. He’s headin’ towards Kennedy, looks like his speed is decreasing, I’m not exactly sure where, nobody really knows
ID Tech: Are you the controlling agency? Or is New York?
Scoggins: Boston Center.
ID Tech: Boston Center.
Scoggins: Right now we are, he’s headed right for New York Center.
IT Tech: And is there any military assistance requested?
Scoggins: Ah, yes. We’re actually trying to get ah F-15s to ah—
ID Tech: (Indistinct) to get F-15s out.
Scoggins: Yeah, F15s out of Otis.
ID Tech: But you don’t have, uh, you don’t have any modes or codes on him?
Scoggins: Uh, no, right now, right now, it’s just, ah, no we don’t have any mode C.
ID Tech: Is he inbound to JFK?
Scoggins: We, we don’t know. Heh—
ID Tech: You don’t know where he is at all?
Scoggins: He’s been hijacked. The pilots having a hard time talkin’ to the, I mean, we don’t know, we don’t know where he’s going, he’s headin’ towards Kennedy, he’s, ah, like I said he’s like thirty five miles north of Kennedy now at three hundred sixty seven knots.
ID Tech: Ok.
Scoggins: No idea where he’s goin’ (indistinct).
ID Tech: If you could please give us a call, and let us know, ah, you know any information, that would be great.
Scoggins: Ok. Right now I guess we’re trying to work on, I guess there’s been some threats in the cockpit, ah, the pilot.
ID Tech: Based on what? I’m sorry.
Scoggins: Ah. We’ll call you right back as soon as we know more info.
ID Tech: Thank you.