U.S. Air Force Flying Discs File, 1952

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CO PY
Major Gennal. John Sanford
Juq 31, 1952
Page 2
Again, I asked him why he didn't do something about it and he said
it was impossible. I also, asked him why he didn't pa.tent this machine and
he gave me amny reasons, taat each and every pa.rt about the machine had already
been invented and it would take a millionaire to procure the patent rights
to this invention. I also asked him wasn't he afraid that someone would
steal it f'ran him and he told me that the public was funny that they couldn't
see no further than the nose on their face and that if' you had a secret that
you wanted to keep to tell everybcxiy and nobody would believe you.
About three months later I received a let~er from this man telling me
that he was ready to make a test, a few days later was the first time I
heard about the f'~ saucers. Since that tJmne I have received many letters
from this man Jones. About three weeks ago I received a letter from him again
telling me that over Baltimore, Washington, Alexander Virginia, etc., that
he was going to let the whole world know that his invention was possible.
Then I went to the American Broadcastin~ Company, a couple of' newspapers
and tried to tell them this story.
They wouldn' t even listen to me and it
has happened again. If this man Jones is not the inventor of the flying
saucer how is it that he knows two or three weeks ahead of time when they are
going to fly? I think that if you will .find this man Jones, I know you will
get this .fantastic story straightened out. His address I do not lmow but he
writes me to :my box in Detroit, Michigan and I receive a fetter maybe two
or three weeks later. When I saw the plane or whatever you want to call it,
in the air, it would go so :fast you would hardly see it. It was round like
a saucer, had a tail like a plane, and when it would sway (as I would say)
in the air sometimes it would look like a pencil., sometimes like a egg, and
again it would look like a balloon so you take it from here. Use your pm
judgment, you have my permission to do anything you want with this letter.
My name is H. D. Springer, I have no permammti address but I live in Detroit,
I am going back east tonight at 9 o'clock P.R.
Sincere~ yours~
H. D. SPRINGER