bɹˈæʔn̩ lˈeɪɾɚ ɹᵻkˈɔːld tɹˈiːɾɪŋ ðɪs ˌɪntɚsˈɛpt æz, mˌɪlɪtˈɛɹᵻli spˈiːkɪŋ, ˌʌnɪmpˈoːɹtənt, sˈɪns ɪɾ ˈædᵻd lˈɪɾəl tə wʌt wʌz ɔːlɹˌɛdi nˈoʊn ʌv dʒˌæpənˈiːz ɪntˈɛnʃənz fɚɹən ɐtˈæk təwˈɔːɹdz sˈaʊθiːst ˈeɪʒə.
Bratton later recalled treating this intercept as, militarily speaking, unimportant, since it added little to what was already known of Japanese intentions for an attack towards Southeast Asia.