Did Admiral Byrd carry out a military exercise in Antarctica in 1947 and were there flying saucers involved?
stuff is still classified
cold war mania
was called Operation High-jump 1946–1947
the germans and russians were down there at the same time
all that has been released is surveillance planes and helicopters launching from the US base air strip and small on sea task force were positioned then withdrawn
Admiral Richard E. Byrd warned today that the United States should adopt measures of protection against the possibility of an invasion of the country by hostile planes coming from the polar regions. The admiral explained that he was not trying to scare anyone, but the cruel reality is that in case of a new war, the United States could be attacked by planes flying over one or both poles
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