Offie. of the AIr T~fflc Organlution 2601 Meadtam Blvd U.s. Department $ ; Central Service Area Fort Worth, of Tfa""l:SPO'1ot1on Federal Av;atlon Administration CERTIFIED MAIL-RETURN RECEIPT REQUESTED Mr. John Greenewald, Jr. Dear Mr. Greenewald: Subject: Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) Request Number 2009-006063 This is in response to your letter dated July 28, 2009, requesting copies ofrecor:ds regarding an unidentified flying object around the Southeast Texas area on June A records search was conducted at the appropriate air traffic control facilities within the Central Service Area. We are enclosing one CD-ROM containing radar data and voice re-recordings from Houston Tenninal Radar Approach Control and FAA Form'7230-4, Daily of Facility Operation from Houston Air Route Traffic Control Center. The fees associated with your request are $43.35 for the radar data and voice re-recordings. Payment may be .made by check or money order payable to the Federal Aviation Administration. Please include your FOIA number on the bottom left-hand comer ofyour check. Your payment should be mailed to : AA/ATO Central Service Center ATTN: Lynda Parra, AJVC52 260 I Meacham Blvd. Fort Worth, TX 76 137 You can also make payment electronically through Pay.gov. A link from our FOrA web page (www.faa.gov/foial) will take you to a secure website where you can p ay b y e~check or credit When you access the website, you wi)] be asked to provide FOIA Web Payment ill 336395, your FOIA number, requester's name, and amount due. Your request has been assigned FOlA Number 2009-006063. Please refer to that number any further correspondence concerning this matter. Ifyou have any questions , you may call Lettie Perez, Administrative Services Group, ATO Central Service Center, at 817-222-5564. Director, AIO Central Service Center PAOlO NO. DAILY RECORD OF FACILITY OPERA.T10N !.IleATt{)N IDENTIFICATION TYPE F..\ClUTY O?ERAma, I"OSITr0N CHEn..:.F.P BY HOUSTON, TX. ZHU 1 0500 B.JEFFERSON ON OEDP AL ERT 0001 LBQ6 10'SWAI 110. LBQ610 VFR IT 05~q'09 OPSNET HANDLING COMPLETE M.PRICEON. t1-19 FOC NOTAM 910986 FAXED TO 190. Q 13-18 OEDP ALERT a002...SWA2640! COA [507 MODE C SWAP ...MR O;'}Q:OQ OEDP ALERT 6003 ... KANGIIKANG2 MARSA ... MR 05.'19/09 OEDP ALERT OOO-LEAGLEI/EAGLE2 MARSA ... MR OS/29109 1518 OEDP ALERT 0OO3 .. .J6.NNYlfJENNY2 MARSA ...MR 05''19: 09 ZAB ADVISED OF OEDP ALERT COA 162fAAL-'56 ZAB ADVISED SAME BCN CODE FALCON REVIE\v. OEDP ALERTOO06/0oo7fOOOS/0009 ...JENNY l /JENNY2 MA RSA...MR 05.'29/09 OEDP ALERT 00 IO ...N5S-4.SP.'N4652H N-I652H VFR AWAITING CLNC ... MR 05129.109 1800 R. NOELLER ON. FDC 9.'106-1 VCT. FAX ED TO VCT TWR AND ISSUED TO CRP SPECIALTY. CO 29.' 181-1 OEDP ALERT 00 11 . N8t WE/CJC955-l. V ISUAL SEPN. CO 05'19'09. C. ROBY ON. WCLC. ALERT 00 12. N635SFITEXDOT7. TEXDOT7 VFR. RY 05/19'09. OEOP ALERT 00 13. EGF5152JN' 305J. N 130SJ YFR. CG OS/29i09. OED P ALERT OEDP ALERT 00 15: N776KRlFLX2?1. VISUAL SEPN. CO 05(29:09. OEDP ALE RT 00 16. RATTR07l TEXDQT7. TEXDOT7 VFR. UT 5.'29.1009. OEDP ALERT 0017. EGF3417/TEXDOT7. T EXDOT7 VFR. RY OS I19'O? OEDP ALERT 0018. N19BY!RPN809. N29BY VFR. RY 05.'19:0Q. EMERGENCY. N I9QHE. ASTR!Q. CXOJ. TNCiVI. DEPRESSURIZATI ON DIVERT TO MSY. DEN/ROC N [99HE LANDED WO INCIDENT. OEDr ALERT 0019. N700MM'N3-1IRB. BOTH ACFT V FR. RY 05.'29'09. OEDP ALERT 0010. N7231XIN 12820. BOTH ACFT VFR. RY 05.'29'09. OEDPALERT0021. N !28WMlNI6QRR. N I69RR VFR. RY05.'19'09. OEDP ALERT 0023. N616CP/N52Q5M. BOTH ACFT V FR. RY 05'29109. OEDP ALERT 002-1. BTA2Q821N90IAB. VISUA L SEPN. RY 0;"30 '09. RECORD ER OPERATIONS CHECK COMPLETE. BTA2822 RPT OBJ ECT PASSED 200FT BELOW AND BEHIND ACFT OUT OF 13000. IQO ADZ . NO RADAR T ARGET D ISPLAYED AT 190 OR ZHU. 190 FILING RPT. I NFO PASSED TO DEN. RY D .RANSOM ON. S. PRICE ON. TRAFFIC COUNT: 5702. ~ [ I Cf.RT !!' \ th~1 ~U fll!ri :'OOH lH wrrttt: lhat ~chnJu'~d opu1.llnl:1 hl 'r ~tU Ia~r.lml"ti<hrd. f\CtrlIU D~:~d. ~ noJ II~ . t-norml' oulTrncr~ ~nd cnnd;rioll~ h't \l('(1\ r ordcJ. ZHU ARTCC CompntH G~ntr:itell Form ~FAA Form i230--I PAGE NO. 1 of 1 ; DAILY RECORD OF FACILITY OPERATION Identification Type Facility Location operaiin~-PoSl~O;-----~ c;r.kr'/~utI HOUSTON. TEXAS 190 TRACON WATCH SUPERVISO~T~ GREGORY c. MaR' J. M ITCHELL ON. CFPL: 1) SECON LEVEL YELLOW. 2) 269.07 STBY RCVR OTS. 3) CONTRO L SOUTH ASR RTM. 4) MULTI MODE RADAR ON SECTOR B. 8T POSITION. ACN. K. RAUNER ON. DISCONTIN UE MULTI MODE RADAR. ACN. TDW R RTM. 121.3 MAIN RCVRfTMTR OTS. J . SOKOLOWSKI ON. RECORDER CHECKS BTA2822, E145. REPORTED A MISSILE PASSING BELOW H IS AIRCRAFT BY 100-200FT @13000APX IAH120020_ THE REPORT WAS MADE TO ZHU. AND PASSED TO 190_ THE DEN. ROC, A ND LIBER TY COUNTY SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT WERE NOTlFIE,Dj MAN PAD INCIDENT WAS TRANSMITIED ON THE ATI S AT IAH FOR ONE HOUR. Ly,,('/,," K. RAUNER ON. S. ASR MODE-S OTM . S. ASR MODE-S RTS. MULTI MODE RADAR O N SECTOR B. 8T POSITION. ACN. Personnel logged on CERTIFY that entries above are correct, that scheduled operations have been accomplished. except as noted, and all abnormal occurrences and conditions have been recorded. I, the undersigned, have checked the log. 190 Computer Generated Fonn FAA FOfTTl 7230-4 QUALITY ASSURANCE REVIEW (QAR) FORM Referellce: FAAO 7110.56, 4-1-3 (QAR) & Chapter 3 (TTD). DATElUTC TIME OF THE EVENT: 5129/090120. DATE FILED FAA Form 7230-4: ATCS InitialslPosition(s): RBIL _ _ . I. TYPE OF EVENT: a. Aircraft Accident D b. AT Incidents other than an OEID ~ c. Emergencies 0 d. TCASIRA 0 e. Other Miscellaneous Incident reports that involve a loss of separation 0 (1) Was the Miscellaneous Incident reported by an adjacent facility? YES 0 NO 0 (2) Ifso, was a Conflict Alcrt generated? YES 0 NO D . f. Public Inquiries regarding ATC services provided during a specific operation; e.g. flight crew, passenger, or media inquiries: . List detai Intcrfacility Traffic Management initiatives that cause "NO NOTICE GROUND STOPS" or "NO NOTICE AIRBORNE HOLDING" 0 . (1), State the cause of the initiative, _ _ (2). State the effect ofthe initiative. _ _ 2. SUM:MARY OF QAR FINDINGS: Did controller performance, facility procedures or equipment contribute to, increase the severity of, or unreasonably fail to mitigate the initiating incident? (Identify yes or no and explain all performance, procedural, andlor equipment issues detected, whether relating to the event or not). YES 0 NO C8l BTA2822 (EI45) reported seeing a missile pass below his aircraft at 13,000' twenty miles SE of IAH. BT A2822 was on ZHU frequency during this event. ZHU passed on this information to 190. No phraseology or technical issues were identified. All other ATC services were nonnal. 3. TRAINING ISSUED (IF APPLICABLE): List any corrective training accomplished for all identified controller perfonnance deficiencies. 4. STATUS : Investigating Official's Name/Initials: LY. Date Closed: 6/1 /09. Date QAR sent to QSlManager for Processing: illQ2. Sample ATCT FORM 7210.S6-1A (Electronic) Revised (7/ 17107)