Rare 9/11 Pentagon footage filmed near Washington, D.C., United States, is being released 25 years after producer Jude Coke and her crew documented the attack response.
Coke, cameraman Billy DeWeese and firefighter Christopher DeWolf reached the Pentagon on September 11, 2001. They then spent three days filming alongside the Arlington County Fire Department.
Coke said her team was the only civilian camera crew allowed near the burning building. The footage shows firefighters, search teams and damaged areas inside the Pentagon.
Some scenes show responders recovering pieces of American Airlines Flight 77. Other clips include a police chaplain’s prayer and the recovery of a Marine Corps flag from the damaged building.
Coke later stored the original tapes at her home in Texas. She said they remained largely unseen and undigitised for nearly two decades.
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She has now partnered with the 9/11 Legacy Foundation to produce The Pentagon Response Series. The six-part project uses short videos to document what the crew witnessed.
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Episodes have been released monthly since April. Coke said the 25th anniversary created new urgency to preserve and share the archive.
The Pentagon Memorial Fund is also working to house the footage at a planned visitor education centre near the Pentagon Memorial.
