This mini-documentary from Strange But True Stories gives an account of the anomalous details of the US Navy’s large-scale 1947 Operation Highjump led by Rear Admiral Byrd (Ret), that conducted scientific experiments and aerial reconnaissance of Antarctica. After locating a powerful race of underground beings, they were attacked by UFO’s, ships sank and damaged, many killed, and told never to return armed again. One book dealing with this notion, The Hollow Earth: The Greatest Geographical Discovery in History Made by Admiral Richard E. Byrd in the Mysterious Land Beyond the Poles, was published in 1964 by Raymond W. Bernard (a pseudonym for a man named Walter Siegmeister). The Australian Antarctic Data Centre's holdings of Operation Highjump … A & S: What was the significance of Operation Highjump? There were three divisions of Operation High Jump: one land group with tractors, explosives, and plenty of equipment to refurbish “Little America”, and make an airstrip to land the six R-4D’s (DC-3’s), and two seaplane groups. The end goal was to establish US sovereignty over a sizable chunk of the continent but the planned … Operation Highjump included a staggering 13 ships, aircraft escort, aircraft carrier, a submarine, two destroyers and a total of 4,700 men with full battle gear in what was officially called an ordinary ‘training exercise.’ However, many people believe that Operation Highjump was anything but a training mission. Without doubt, OPERATION HIGHJUMP influenced US polar policy as it presently exists and will continue to do so as we head on into the new millennium. The flotilla included: In late 1947, only months after the famous 'Roswell Incident', then Secretary of the Navy James Forrestal sent a naval task force to Antarctic including Admiral Nimitz, Admiral Krusen and Admiral Byrd, and a massive fleet on a mysterious operation. Dec 15, 2015 - Explore Jason Stevens's board "Operation High Jump" on Pinterest. The US Navy during Operation Highjump carried out the earliest comprehensive acquisitions in 1947-48. A War Fleet, complete with Aircraft Carriers, Destroyers and Attack Submarines, surrounded and invaded Antarctica. Operation Highjump. In 1946/1947 the US Government launched Operation: High Jump. Admiral Byrd in 1955, eight years after the conclusion of Operation Highjump. This operation included an intensive program of trimetrigon aerial photography acquisitions of the whole of the coastline of Antarctica and some inland areas. See more ideas about operation highjump, high jump, antarctica. Since OPERATION HIGHJUMP pre-empted the planned Russian Antarctic Expedition, it also served as an example of utilizing military assets to further diplomatic objectives. 50 CDs worth of images have been scanned. The United States agreed to send Marines to the South Pole. Operation Highjump was a collaborative effort between forty countries to carry out earth science studies from the North Pole to the South Pole and points in between. Their goal was to advance world knowledge of Antarctic hydrography and weather systems, glacial movements, and marine life. The naval component of Operation Highjump was known as Task Force 68 and comprised 4700 military personnel, one aircraft carrier (the USS Philippine Sea among the largest of all carriers of the time), and number of naval support ships and aircraft. Highjump was a significant illustration of the state of … Belanger: No U.S. naval expedition had been in Antarctica for 100 years before that, not since the [Charles] Wilkes expedition of 1838–42.
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