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Transcribing the Ftl 93 tape George Noory played last night for another thread...:

'morning Cleveland United 93 is at 350 intermittent lights out
United 93 checking in 350
United 93 at 350 roger
United 93 traffic to you is 1 o'clock 12 miles east bound 370
Negative contact, we're looking United 93
Somebody call Cleveland?
United 93 Cleveland verify 350
United 93 Cleveland verify your level 350
United 93 Cleveland verify your level 350
United 93 Cleveland
United 93 Cleveland
United 93 Cleveland if you hear Cleveland Center at all please?
United 1523 did you hear your company, uh, did you hear some other aircraft on the frequency, a couple minutes ago, screaming?
Yes I did 797, and uh, I, we couldn't tell what it was either.
OK
United 93 Cleveland if you hear center ident.
American 1060 ditto on the, uh, other transmission.
American 1060, you heard that also?
Yes sir, twice.
Roger we heard that also, thanks just wanted to confirm it wasn't some interference
Executive 956
Executive 956 go.
I was just answering your call we did hear that, uh, yelling too
OK, thanks, we're just trying to figure out what's going on
[arabic?] keep remaining seat we have a bomb aboard so [unintelligible]
Calling Cleveland center, you're unreadable, say again slowly
...nter did you hear the transmission where the air[unintelligible] said he had a bomb on board
Say again, is that United 93?
that transmission you said was unreadable it sounded like someone said they had a bomb on board.
That's what we thought we just, uh, we, we didn't get it clear.
Is that United 93 calling?
Executive 956 that aircraft we believe was transmitting is 12 o'clock 15 miles turn left heading 225 I'll get you away from him
OK, he's climbing, I want to get everybody away from him
OK, I think we got him in sight
1989 that traffic for you is 11 o'clock, 15 miles south bound, 41 climbing looks like he's turning east while heading 360
is the captain I'd like you all remain seated. there's a bomb aboard and we're going next skyport and have our demands so remain quiet.
United 93 calling?
United 93 understand you have a bomb on board, go ahead
Executive 956 did you understand that transmission?
Affirmative, he said there was a bomb on board
And that, that was all you got out of it, also?
Affirmative
93 go ahead
That aircraft you can't get a hold of, is he turned to the east now?
He just turned to the east also.
United 93 you hear Cleveland Center?
American 1060, Executive 956 we just lost the target on that aircraft.
956 we had a visual on him just stand by
You have a visual on him now?
We did, we lost him in the turn.
You can make a turn back to 220 heading let me know if you can see him
He's still there. We got him for 956
He's still there North West of you about 25 miles?
Affirmative for 956
Executive 956 heading 180
We're making a turn for 956 he appears to be heading right towards us.
American 1060 do you see anybody north west of you? Can you about that far there?
We're looking now, sir.
United 93 Cleveland do you still hear the Center?
United 93 do you still hear Cleveland?
United 93 United niner three you hear Cleveland?
United 93 United 93 Cleveland?
United 93 United 93 do you hear Cleveland Center?
Do you see, uh, any activity on your right side, smoke or anything like that?
Negative we're searching.
Yeah we do have a smoke puff at about, uh, probably 2 o'clock. it appears to be a dark cloud like a puff of black smoke.