Speaking ASA.
ASA does not have language similar to the NSA phrase of "or lets drop" in the ASA rule. Your partner's ruling, speaking ASA, was incorrect. A ball falling untouched is not "intentionally dropped."
ASA POE 29 says the following:
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A ball cannot be intentionally dropped unless the fielder has actually caught and then dropped it. Merely guiding the ball to the ground should not be considered an intentionally dropped ball.
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And, if guiding it to the ground is not intentionally dropped, certainly letting it fall untouched is not either.