1.   But there had been no hint of mechanical troubles, and controllers had reported no Mayday call from the cockpit.

2.   Controllers generally report numbers and balance budgets, without arranging financing or offering strategic advice.

3.   Flight controllers reported that the spacecraft is in excellent condition and traveling an orbital course close to what had been predicted.

4.   Flight controllers reported that all systems were functioning normally and that the shuttle was on course to meet the Mir.

5.   Havana controllers reported that the plane had been hijacked, but the circumstances of the hijacking were unclear.

6.   On Thursday, ground controllers reported few difficulties with the experiments.

7.   Portuguese air controllers reported having seen his silvery balloon high over the southwestern tip of Portugal early Thursday evening.

8.   Some controllers report seeing phantom or nonexistent planes on their radar screens.

9.   Air traffic controllers reported no distress call from the pilot, Parthe said.

10.   Cleveland Mayor Michael R. White said that air traffic controllers reported that they could hear screaming on a plane they communicated with.