17th January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
17th / 00.00 / 000 / 000 / 000 / U.N. deadline
runs out .
01.00
02:00 / 02.37 / Air War begins
at 02.37 with 2
attacks on Iraqi
radar sites,
attacked by
U.S. Apache
Helicopter
Force.
03.00
04.00
05.00
06.00
07.00
08.00
09.00
10.00
11.00
12.00
noon
13.00
14.00
15.00
16.00
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00
22.00
23.00
Total
/ Day count / 0 / 0 / 0

18th January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
18th / 0 / 000 / 000
01.00 / NBC log
Opens at
02.45
Dubious log ?
02:00
03.00 / 03.30
03.45 / Israel
Dhahran / 6
7 / 6
1 / 6 / 7? (8?) Israel
Rick Atkinson / First strike.
04.00 / 04.28 / Dhahran / 7 / 1 / Patriot launch.
- no wreckage ?
05.00 / To
05.30 / Israeli police
report CW ?
06.00 / No
Log
07.00 / No
Log
08.00 / No
Log
09.00 / No
Log
10.00 / No
Log
11.00 / No
Log
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / No
Log
17.00 / No
Log
18.00 / No
Log
19.00 / No
Log
20.00 / No
Log
21.00 / No
Log
22.00 / No
Log
23.00 / No
Log
Total / Day count / 7 / 7 / 7 / Israel (+1?) (+2?)

19th January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
19th / 7 / 000 / 000 / NBC log sheet
1 opened
01.00
02:00
03.00 / 03.32 / 03.32.57
U.S. docs. refer / Explosion above Al Jubail
04.00 / 04.30 Al Jubail
chemical report
05.00 / 05.30 info ref.
Pos. HD attack
06.00 / To
06.15 / Spurious log
sheet 2
07.00 / No
Log
08.00 / 08.30 / Israel / 10 / 3 / No
Log
09.00 / No
Log
10.00 / No
Log
11.00 / No
Log / 11.00 Czech
report 2% HD
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log / 13.00 report
rising to 3%
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / From
16.35 / NBC log sheet
3 opened
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00
22.00 / 22.46 Czech
reports noted
in NBC log
23.00
Total / Day
count / 10 / 3 / ?

20th January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
20th / 10 / 000 / 000 / No
Log / Spurious log
sheets 1 and 2
01.00 / No
Log
02:00 / No
Log
03.00 / No
Log
04.00 / No
Log
05.00 / No
Log
06.00 / No
Log
07.00 / No
Log
08.00 / No
Log
09.00 / No
Log
10.00 / No
Log
11.00 / No
Log
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / From
17.00 / Log starts with
daily sheet 3
17.00 / 17.10 Czech’s
detect GA/GB
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00 / 21.45 / Dhahran / 13 / 3 / 2 / 21.47 / Gulflink 9:34 PM
2 ( 3?) / NBC log gives
2 SCUDs down
22.00 / 1 / 22.00 / NBC log – 3rd
SCUD down
23.00 / Final entry in
log 23.30
Total
/ Day
count / 13 / 3 / 3

21st January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
21st / 00.50
00.50 / Dhahran
Riyadh / 16
19 / 3
3 / 6 / No
Log / Gulflink 12:29 AM
Dhahran 2 (3?)
Gulflink 12:42 AM
Riyadh 4 (17?) / Spurious log
sheets 1 and 2
01.00 / 01.30 / Dhahran / ? / F/A / No
Log / Not false ?
02:00 / 02.00 / Dhahran / ? / F/A / No
Log / Not false ?
03.00 / 03.30 / Dhahran / ? / F/A / No
Log / 03.33 - Author / Not false.
Airburst
explosion.
No warning.
04.00 / No
Log
05.00 / No
Log
06.00 / No
Log
07.00 / From
07.21 / Log starts
with sheet 3
08.00 / 08.25 French
spot report
(detection of
chemicals)
09.00
10.00
11.00
12.00
13.00
14.00
15.00 / 15.45 French
2nd detections
16.00
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00
22.00 / 22.30 / Dhahran / 20 / 1 / 1 / 22.29 / Gulflink 10:18 PM
1 (2?) / Landed in sea
off Al Jubail ?
23.00
Total
/ Day
count / 20 / 7 / 7 / (+ 3x False alarms)

22nd January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
22nd / 20 / 000 / 000 / Log sheet 1
commences
01.00 / 00.47 death of
Czech soldier
02:00
03.00 / 03.50 / Riyadh / 22 / 2 / 2 / 03.43
03.44 / Gulflink 3:41 AM
3 (2-9?)
04.00
05.00 / To
05.08 / Log sheet 1
ends
06.00 / No
Log / No sheet 2
( or 3?)
07.00 / 07.15 / Dhahran / 25 / 3 / No
Log / Gulflink 07.10 AM
3 (4?)
08.00 / No
Log
09.00 / No
Log
10.00 / No
Log
11.00 / No
Log
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / No
Log
17.00 / 17.45 / Dhahran / 29 / 4 / No
Log / DoD deny this
event occured.
18.00 / No
Log
19.00 / No
Log
20.00 / No
Log
21.00 / 21.00 / Dhahran
Israel / 32 / F/A
3 / No
Log / False alarm
21.45
22.00 / No
Log
23.00 / No
Log
Total
/ Day
count / 32 / 12 / 2 / (+ 1 False alarm)

23rd January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
23rd / 32 / 000 / 000 / No
Log / No NBC log
sheet 1
01.00 / No
Log
02:00 / No
Log
03.00 / No
Log
04.00 / No
Log
05.00 / No
Log
06.00 / No
Log
07.00 / No
Log
08.00 / No
Log
09.00 / No
Log
10.00 / No
Log
11.00 / No
Log
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / From
16.20 / NBC log sheet
2 opened
17.00
18.00
19.00
20.00
21.00 / Gulflink 10:54 PM
Riyadh 2 (3-5?).
Gulflink 10:54 PM
Dhahran 2 (3-5?).
( NBC log + 1 ) / 21.00 Czech
unit report CW
22.00 / 23.00 / Israel / 33 / 1 / 1 / 23.00
23.00 / 23.00
23.00 / Riyadh
Dhahran / 34
36 / 1
2 / 4 / 23.00
23.00 / NBC log gives 4
at Saudi Arabia
Total
/ Day
count / 36 / 4 / 5 / U.S. + 1 (Riyadh)

24th January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
24th / 36 / 000 / 000 / No
Log / No log sheets
at all today
01.00 / No
Log
02:00 / No
Log
03.00 / No
Log
04.00 / No
Log
05.00 / No
Log
06.00 / No
Log
07.00 / No
Log
08.00 / No
Log
09.00 / No
Log
10.00 / No
Log
11.00 / No
Log
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / No
Log
17.00 / No
Log
18.00 / No
Log
19.00 / No
Log
20.00 / No
Log
21.00 / No
Log
22.00 / No
Log
23.00 / No
Log
Total / Day
count / 36 / 0 / ? / (+ 2? MoD)

25th January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
25th / 36 / 000 / 000 / No
Log / No log sheets
at all today
01.00 / No
Log
02:00 / No
Log
03.00 / No
Log
04.00 / No
Log
05.00 / No
Log
06.00 / No
Log
07.00 / No
Log
08.00 / No
Log
09.00 / No
Log
10.00 / No
Log
11.00 / No
Log
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / No
Log
17.00 / No
Log
18.00 / No
Log
19.00 / 19.05 / Israel / 42 / 6 / No
Log
20.00 / No
Log
21.00 / No
Log
22.00 / 22.25 / Riyadh / 44 / 2 / No
Log / Gulflink 10:23 PM
2 (3-5?)
23.00 / No
Log
Total
/ Day
count / 44 / 8

26th January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
26th / 44 / 000 / 000 / NBC opened
log sheet 1
01.00
02:00
03.00 / 03.30 / Dhahran / 45 / 1 / 1 / Gulflink 3:28 AM
1 (2?)
04.00 / To
05.00 / End of NBC
log sheet 1
No NBC
sheets 2 (or 3?)
05.00 / 05.10 / Dhahran / F/A / No
Log
06.00 / No
Log
07.00 / No
Log
08.00 / No
Log
09.00 / No
Log
10.00 / No
Log
11.00 / 11.45 / Dhahran / F/A / No
Log
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / No
Log
17.00 / No
Log
18.00 / No
Log
19.00 / No
Log
20.00 / No
Log
21.00 / No
Log
22.00 / 22.50
22.50 / Israel
Riyadh / 51
52 / 6
1 / No
Log
23.00 / No
Log
Total
/ Day
count / 52 / 7 / 1 / (+ 2 False alarms.)

27th January 1991

Clock Alert Impact Log A Log A NBC NBC Variations by Comments Ref.

Time Time Location TotalTodayTodayLog/time source

00.00
27th / 52 / 000 / 000 / NBC log sheet
1 opened
01.00
02:00
03.00
04.00
05.00
06.00
07.00
08.00
09.00
10.00
11.00 / To
11.30 / End of NBC
log sheet 1.
No sheets
2 (or 3?)
12.00 / No
Log
13.00 / No
Log
14.00 / No
Log
15.00 / No
Log
16.00 / No
Log
17.00 / No
Log
18.00 / No
Log
19.00 / No
Log
20.00 / 20.30 / Dhahran / F/A / No
Log / Not false ?
Patriot launch
21.00 / No
Log
22.00 / No
Log / No NBC log
sheets for
Jan. 28th, 29th,
or 30th.
23.00 / No
Log
Total
/ Day
count / 52 / 0 / ? / (+1 False alarm.)