BEGPRODNO M-INT-00020775

BEGBATES 265A-NY-280350-NK-323
DATE 09/13/2001
FBIDESCR REGGIE BAUMGARDNER
FULLTEXT 09/13/01

REGGIE BAUMGARDNER, Director of Security, Continental

Airlines, Newark Airportl Terminal C. Newark. New Jersey,
telephone numbejj _ Jcellular telephone
f~ " Iwas interviewed at his
place of employment. After being advised of the identities of....
the interviewing agents and the nature of the interview he
provided the following: ...

BAUMGARDNER advised that the security guards for

Continental work for an outside contractor, HUNTLEIGH USA. Main
Office, 45 Academy Street. Newark. NJ. SALLY SANDERSON,
telephone! lis the
General Manager and GRACE ORTEGA, Newark Airport, terminal "C."C3"
Checkpoint, telephone number" f-:::::::::"": 9/11
j " l is the..Security Operations Manager. Personal
BAUMGARDNER stated that security regulations for the Privacy
carrying of items such as box cutters was not considered to be a ...
flight risk and therefore would be allowed to pass by security. _....--"'

BAUMGARDNER stated that the gates by the.metal

detectors are digitally videotaped and they are .archived for
approximately 30 days. The digital system is run on LORONIX
software system. The digital video system is being supervised by
FRED CONOVER. Electronic Technologies Corporation, cellular
teipphnnpi [ .BAUMGARDNER advised that he would be
providing the back-up recordings to the Federal Bureau of
Investigation and would have a work station available early next
week for agents to review the previous 30 days if needed.

BAUMGARDNER added that yesterday he received a

voicemail from a Continental pilot out of Houston, Texas named
GABRIEL VAISMAN. The message explained how VAISMAN had been
approached sometime between 6-12 months ago by a Middle Eastern
man when he was flying from Newark to Seattle. This man
requested to sit in the "Jump Seat" of the cockpit. The man who
made this request was denied the seat as VAISMAN did not
recognize any of his credentials. The man became irate and
VAISMAN's flight took off without the man aboard.

BAUMGARDNER accepted service of a United States

09/13/01 Newark, NJ

9R5D-NY-28Q350-NK-158
9/11 Law Enforcement Privacy

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Reggie Baumgardner 09/13/01

9/11 Closed by
Statute
BAUMGARDNER added that he would be available for any

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BEGPRODNO M-INT-00000578
BEGBATES 265A-NY-280350-302-15553
DATE 09/14/2001
FBIDESCR BUFFALO FD-302
FULLTEXT FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 09/14/2001

On September 12.2001. JAMES HENDRIX. bon

L 9/11
telephonicamy contacledthe Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI,
Rochester Resident Agency RA and provided the following Personal
information to Special Agent SA/ | Privacy
On September 9, 2001, HENDRIX traveled from London,
England, to JFK Airport, New York, New York NY, via a British
Airways plane. HENDRIX arrived into JFK Airport at approximately
2:00 PM EST. After HENDRIX departed the plane and cleared United
States US Customs, he walked from the JFK International terminal
to the Jet Blue Airline gate area possibly Gate #10 in order to
make a connecting flight to Rochester, New York. While inside a
restroom located in the vicinity of the Jet Blue Airlines check-in '\e area, HENDRIX observed a partially open

cardboard" box containing numerous "approximately 50" gray box

cutters containing razor blades. The box was in one of the
restroom stalls behind a toilet seat. Subsequently, HENDRIX
advised his girlfriend, MIA ERICSON, of his observation, however,
at the time of his discovery, he did not inform any JFK personnel
as HENDRIX believed the box cutters belonged to airport employees.
HENDRIX departed JFK Airport via a Jet Blue Airlines plane at
approximately 4:00 PM. 9/11 Law
Enforcement
Privacy

Investigation on
09/12/2001 Rochester, New York telephonically

File# Date dictated

265D-280350 SUB BF 09/12/2001
by SA| \t

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI
and is loaned to your agency;
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BEGPRODNO : M-INT-00001450
BEGBATES : 265A-NY-280350-302-16384
DATE = 09/15/2001
FBIDESCR : ON SEPTEMBER 15, 2001, PHOTOGRAPHS OF SUBJECTS^
FULLTEXT : FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95)

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I Personal
FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION I Privacy

Date of transcription 09/15/2001

On September 15. 2001. photographs of subjects!

Jvho were
V
arrested by Immigration and Naturalization Service on September 12,
2001, at the Amtrak train terminal in Fort Worth, Texas, were
facsimiled >"' /Washinqton.Fleld Office of the
Federal Bureau of Investigation/ jhad two box cutters in his
brief case when he was arrested. Photographs of the box cutters
were also facsimiled toV ( "••--...

, ' "9/11 Law

Enforcement
Privacy

Investigation on. at
09/15/2001 Dallas, Texas

File# Date dictated

265D-NY-280350 09/15/2001
by f I
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and is loaned to your agency;
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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BEGPRODNO : M-INT-00021748
BEGBATES : 265A-NY-280350-IN-619
DATE" ' = 09/17/2001
FBIDESCR : RE COMPLAINT ABOUT PURCHASE OF BOX CUTTERS AT SHELL STATION
FULLTEXT : 265D-NY-280350
NA:na

On 9/16-17/01. (conducted the following

investigation which was based on a complaint that four Middle-
Eastern males purchased box cutters at the Shell Station located
at Exit 101 in Calhoun, Louisiana, on 9/3/01. ' • ...

SAL ^rieflv re-interviewed the complainant, Ken .

Thompson, in an attempt to eStabltsh.the time of the incident on
9/3/01. Thompson advised that he could"n"otrecall.the exact time
and that he did not make a purchase with a credit/debit card
which would pinpoint the time.

SA/ linterviewed the owner.of .the.SnellStationv Mvra

Blakely, telenhonel I who advised that the '9/11 Law
surveillance tape for that day would have been tgped over, Enforcement
because the store re-uses the surveillance tapes ea'Ctvday,:: Privacy
Blakely also advised that the store does noisettfcjoxcutters.

S^ hoticed that the store sold only knives (in a

locked display cabinet) and Performance brand utility knives 9/11
The following cashiers worked on 9/3/01: CrystaiFfeeman, Personal
Brie Moore, and Jennifer Claybrook. SA1 --\irit8rviewed Privacy
Freeman. telephone j twho advised that she did not recall.,
anything in relation to the aforementioned incident. SAL _j
interviewed Moore.l 1 who advised that she did not recall
anything in relation to the aforementioned incident. S/\~- ' I
interviewed Jennifer Claybrook, telephone! [wno worked
from 3-11 p.m. Claybrook advised that she recalled approximately
five dark skinned, Middle Eastern, males looking at the knives
that were in the locked display cabinet near the counter.
Claybrook advised that she could not recall the males purchasing
the knives.

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BEGPRODNO M-INT-00022017
BEGBATES 265A-NY-280350-TP-2113
DATE 09/13/2001
FBIDESCR
FULLTEXT FD-302(Rev. 10-6-95)

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 09/13/2001

Regarding Lead Control Numbers HQ-141.0 and TP-494.

1 white female. Date Of Birth/"

^ _' was
\l Law
Helepnonlcally at approximately 12:01 am, 9/13/01.
i Iwascorrtacted iivresponse to acall she made to Federat
Bureau of Investigation Headquarters FBIHQ on September 12,.200f v
She furnished the following information: ... ::;-:::
" Enforcement
Sensitive
I Jadvfsed she made her .origi0al;catl to FBlHQ:;:;i; 9/11 Personal
between approximately 12:01 pm and 2 -OQpm oni September ;t2,'Wffi'-
Privacy
^____^ I ladvisedshe works in the laundry rooJt£0f the ,
1 la 120 bed.juirsihg home, where she wa;s fbrme.riy^a'Supervigor'
i \d mailed about a conversatjorf sh'6 had:v^j!h::a co-wqrk)er,..
known only to her asj \Last Name'Urjiinowp:-:^MU. approxirnatet^
two weeks earlier. \l .•••.'•'••fe&a woman of Middle/
Eastern descent, Moslem fflitK annroylrriafalv^p ypars nf qqe. ta<(
and thin, and having black-hair and.brown:eves.L |sai
is from "one of the cotintries where the:women cover theirlieads?
She nptari hcyever lhatL_^i]does:ribt cover her head/ l__js shift/.
at thel |s usually 7:QOam.to::3:QOpm. IZZHJia^ 6nly,beien
employed at i "Approximately 3 months. /' /' /

t Istated she andT "\had'a conversation . / /

approximately two weeks ago wherein^ Vaid many/things wrijch
ultimately came..true on September 11,2001 (attacks,bn the Wbjrtd
Trade Center, and the Pentagon). During the conversation, t / told
I Ithat dates are very important "to them." She specifically
noted the date September 11, and toldl 1'this was the date a
treaty was signed which "they" were very upset about. I Inamad
an individual who was in orison who "has.a road map for this" and
said, "We're gonna go for it." I t could not recall .the name
of this person.

Investigation on at_ telephonically

9/13/2001 JFIorida

Date dictated
File* 9/13/01
265D-NY-280350
by
This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI
and is loaned to your agency;
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.
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265D-NY-380350

Continuation of FD-302 of RITASTINSON , On 9/13/2001 .Page 2

she was separated from her husband who

is of Arab descent. She s.aid her fiusb.and and his brother were
taking flying lessons, but did not.say where, She tnidi _j.
that on September 11, "they" were going to hijack planes, and added
that they would not need to know how to take off or land. I I
fnini rthey nniiirin't get missiles that far," but.said the
planes would serve as missiles as they would be full of fijret.
[ I askedr~"~TK)w they would b<s able to. control the passengers
on these planes. ISMA fold her th^fSarieslh.at wou(d;;b;e used
"book" very low, and that the highiackers would use Box cutters as
weapons. ^ V ^^ a i 7aisb
s b asked] rwnervsBfrwoiM^reunited
rwhervsfieWuKrpereunited with witti iltj,;,!!^
,'H\$,,
1 ,.1 T
her husband^ jold her he would not be coming back... ' '' 1A ^aw
^_^^ '.'.'.'.'.'.'.'- Enforcement
Additionally.) ItohtF lthat'on'the-da'1»B:. Sensitive
September 14. 2001. anereverything settles dpwn^ibbmlbs wiljgo . ,
off in 'different locations. | ^old|~~r^n|itwas..theirgoatto , y / 11 Personal
cripple the American economy- ,.,. ... , Privacy

[ ^atsotold hhat OSAMA BIN LADIN is.Wred by

countries who want terrorist acts committed. BIN LADIN then has
his followers carry out these acts.

I "Vadvised that! ~Rs ISMA's direct

supervisor
ora\____J..-
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BEGPRODNO : M-INT-00010123
BEGBATES : 265A-NY-280350-302-4216
DATE = 09/18/2001
FBIDESCR :I I
FULLTEXT : FD-302 (Rev. 10-6-95}

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FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Date of transcription 09/18/2001

J;-a..white male, bom 1 ^.employed by

Continental Airlines as a Boeing 777 and 757 Captain and simulator
J[ajQflEj~"~""""""~•"" ••.. . y
\s arlviserl of thft natnra of the interview and the
identity of the interviewing agent. Also present wad
i ~ Jfomished the following information.

I bdvJsed that on 9/10/2001 he j

Airlines flight from Newark, NJ to Birmingham, UK where.he was Tafd
over for approximately 3 days with Continental flight attendant ' '";,;M,.jik.
i employee} I Durrha'ttia^tKn&J T • ' '79/11 Law
related the following incident to| | / Enforcement
I Jadvised thatl nkoldftim.-thatshe was working / / Sensitive
as a flight attendant on Continental flight #5.Q, a Boeing 777 , --' / 9/11 Personal
leaving Newark, NJ for Frankfurt, Germany on 8/20/2001 at. /' ." Privacv
approximately SAM. The fight's captain waa ,.;^*"l employee ..-'
I H was working the mid-gattey position and / , /.,
approximately 1-2 hours after takeoff, a..middle eastern male came-'" / ///
running forward up the aisle past her.'with his head down and his . ///
face in his hands. I Tttibught he might be about to throw up ., ,/
but he ran past the bath room and began to pound on the cockpit door.v
screaming that he wanted to go to Germany. I "HoldI / /I/
that after the middle eastern man did this approximately 2-3 times,/ /
once trying to open the cabin door, he was restrained by the flight; /
crew and put in a window seat next to a United States Marine/ T,Jie .
middle eastern man "cold coxed" the Marine and escaped over him
coming forward toward her with a box cutter. At that time, a // /
Continental captain traveling on vacation in civilian clothes with /
his wife, got up and put a full nelson on the middle eastern man.
While the middle eastern man's hands were outstretched, someone was
able to disarm him. The flight crew put flex cuffs on the middle
eastern man and got him back into..a seat. I "/remembers that
whoever put the flex cuffs on the/middle eastern pnan..got them too
tight and they had to be cut off and put on again: /

I thai [stated that/the vacationing

captain talked to I I and tried to persuade.him to/land and take
the middle eastern man off the flight. I Refused and

Investigation on at
9/18/2001 I

File # Date dictated

9fiSn.KIV-98u35D-302 9/18/2001
t_9/ll Law Enforcement Privacv

This document contains neither recommendations nor conclusions of the FBI. It is the property of the FBI
and is loaned to your agency;
it and its contents are not to be distributed outside your agency.

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FD-302a (Rev. 10-6-95)

265D-NY-280350-302

Continuation of FD-302 of | _J •On 9/18/2001 , Page 2

continued ontoFrankfurt. | Ithat the middle

eastern man carried on a back pack which was searched and found to
contain "bunches" of box cutters. "•':::;;....

Mvised-thai pstated that after the

incident, 2 New York police officers identified themselves and said
they saw what happened but did not want to get involved The „,
officers stated that they were available if the flight crew needed '
any more help. Enforcement

adviseaihatl.. • Hid not tell himwhat o

happened to themiddte eastern man upon landing in, Frankfurt. J/ll Personal
I |encouragedl jto report the i.nGJCtejnt to the FBI and to Privacy
Continental corporate securitvl *--•" ..... .-•'Vjid rfiake a report to
Continental corporate security and-'""" /Boes not know how far it
ra i*^« the next day the person to whom she
reported the incident, could not remember the facts and that
prompted! |to call the FBI.

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