They also seized the radar tape, examined it, and said it shows no missile.
Today, investigators examined radar tapes showing how the four planes took off as scheduled.
A replay of the radar tape also failed to show any other planes in the area.
Asked if any radar tapes showed a missile closing on the plane, he said, "That's bogus, just bogus."
They expect to begin reviewing radar tapes of the flight path on Friday.
The Canadians have radar tapes tracking the aircraft out of their airspace, so confirming the timing of the event is simple.
That's pretty positive from the Navy's radar tapes.
And that impression was fortified by the misreading of radar tape that seemed to show a projectile moving towards the plane.
By reviewing radar tapes and interviewing eyewitnesses, the Air Force believes that he went down in this wilderness area.
He said he was requesting radar tapes to determine where the planes were.
