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Radar data. and the fuel range. it had about seven hours of fuel. flew about two hours before the turn, and then that leaves five hours. that gives you the big ring, and the combination of facts that brings us to the other realm. and this came from the malaysian air force, im told by people that know this well. reading radar and pings is more of an art than a science. you need to distinguish background noise and get a sense of direction. that gives them an indication that they should be looking ...

Experts from the united states to come in and give them help, try and analyze their own radar data. but, again, as far as the investigation goes, its still real important if theres any clue to find out if that plane was under the control of the captain with a mechanical problem trying to return to kuala lumpur airport and maybe they couldnt find it because they didnt have the navigation or if the plane had been taken and the transponder shut off deliberately but it was in perfectly functioning c...

Released them even though they are not saying for sure this is the plane would they have released them if they werent sure. >> reporter: on the second question first i agree with david, they would have to have some confidence. they would study these photos and believe theres something to them for them to release them. theres a political force there, saving face april loss of face to put these out and create the impression they were and then later another red herring. most of the people killed on...

In the south china sea of a plane on fire. i mean, when you look at this set of information, what do you make of it? >> its curious that this information with this one eyewitness who saw what he believed was a burning aircraft is now coming forward five plus days into the investigation. >> right. >> where was this information early on? it was also cure about the flight track that the military released and basically indicated that they confirmed that this airplane had in fact made a semi-u-turn a...

Straits is still not definite. and well explain why in just a moment. the bottom line is, today malaysian authorities acknowledged they need more help from experts to make sense of all of this radar data. take a listen. >> the way forward, ladies and gentlemen, is to be more express to analyze both the civilian and the military data. in the east or in the west. and this is exactly what we are doing today. >> reporter: all right. well, three ntsb investigators are there. the faa, which has expert...

The investigation. we are still very much in the search process. wolf? >> so whats the major challenge in appreciating, understanding this radar data? because it seems to be open to some interpretation. >> reporter: absolutely. so heres what we have so far. the civilian radar, and lets throw back up that map one more time. it says that the planes last known position was right there. over the south china sea. and we know that it was the plane, because at that point, the transponder was on. but th...

After spending five days into the days, searching for the areas underneath the intended path under the beijing-bound flight. the military said it may radically changed course and more than an hour later, hundreds of 3450i8s away. malaysian authorities seem to be overwhelmed by this. they are asking u.s. experts to help analyze their radar data. all the while, families of those on board the flight are still clinging to hope. >> i hope they find it as soon as possible. we are hope are if a miracle...

The search and all the big circles that it doubled in size. 12 were helping in the effort. do you know if they can help with any more? >> they are. heres the key change now. with malaysian authorities have for a number of days, this radar data showing this plane heading south out to the other side of the peninsula. they didnt share it for a few days and now they asked for help. the ntsb and other authorities have been asked to look at it and figure out the plane. because malaysian authorities ar...

Reasons of saving face wouldnt put this out if they werent sure. what youre saying is a pretty significant thing. is there any way -- whats your view, then, i guess of what you think might have happened? >> theres not enough data to say what happened. certainly, i imagine malaysiaians are looking at every piece of data they can have. they wont release data until they can verify it. >> whats next for the investigation? we can imagine right now, i had written it down, 43 ships, 39 planes from 20 c...

Likely. the malaysian military saying their jet made it further than the last reported position. for some reason, changed course, turning west and flying low before vanishing. in a bizarre twist, some relatives of the 239 people on board say they are still hearing rings when they call their loved ones cell phones. a former managing director for the transportation board, peter lets start with that. how could it be, when loved ones are calling cell phones, they are getting ring tones? >> this inci...