(g) [ ] (AAWC) recalled requesting and receiving permission to illuminate at 20 NM.
(h) USS VINCENNES issued a challenge over IAD to TN 4131: "Unknown aircraft on CSE-210, SPD-360, ALT 10,000. You are approaching USN warship BRG 201, 20 miles from you. You are standing into danger and may be subject to USN defensive measures." The TN 4131 range and kinematics agreed with the USS VINCENNES's system values.
(i) USS VINCENNES issued a challenge over MAD to TN 4131: "Iranian F-14 this is USN warship bearing 199, 20 miles. Request you change course 270 immediately. If maintain current course you are subject to USN defensive measures." USS VINCENNES system data indicated the same.
(j) [ ] (TAO observer–USS SIDES) recalled TN 4131 rising in altitude as it reached CPA and continuing to rise to 10 or 11 kft.
(k) [ ] (49 ADT) stated that TN 4131 IFF broke Mode II on his RCI (not on CRO) only one time. That occurred when it was at 20 miles. It then started to decrease in altitude between 25 and 20 miles. He said on net 12 that the contact was decreasing but did not refer to it by TN. IDS and TIC also noticed a decrease according to [ ] and they said it aloud on net. USS VINCENNES's system data indicated TN 4131 was still ascending.
(l) [ ] (MSS) recalled altitude decreasing at 20 NM.
(m) [ ] (IAD) did not recall hearing declining altitude reports on net 12.
(n) [ ] (OPREP/SITREP writer) recalled hearing descending altitude.
(o) [ ] (AIC-3) recalled an altitude of 9000 ft. at 20 NM. USS VINCENNES's sstem data indicated the same.
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(s) [ ] (IAD} recalled seeing altitude 10,500 on TN 4131
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