Operation High Jump
The Antarctic expedition that sparked Nazi UFO legends
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38 mins
Uncover Operation Highjump, the 1946-47 U.S. Navy expedition led by Admiral Richard Byrd with 4,700 men, 13 ships, and dozens of aircraft to map Antarctica and train in extreme cold. Discover conspiracy theories claiming secret battles against hidden Nazi bases, UFO tech, and inner-earth encounters.
Ep 1:
Admiral Byrd's Secret Armada
Meet Admiral Richard Byrd and the massive, secretive Antarctic fleet he commanded—and ask why a president tried to stop it and a secretary of defense died soon after.
Ep 2:
Nazi U-Boats and Frozen Fortresses
Missing Nazi U-boats, a quarter-million unaccounted personnel, and a doomed British commando raid on a hidden tunnel set the stage for America's own mission south.
Discussions (12)
Wesley
Level 3 · 8 mo agoFake diary but still based.
Edgar
Level 8 · 8 mo agoSending 4,700 Marines to look at ice is definitely not cash money. Byrd probably tried to spawn camp the Nazis and realized his hopium ran out fast.
Troy
Level 10 · 8 mo agoBruh the official report literally explains this. It was the weather, not secret space Nazis.
