Of course, the book would have been much shorter if Shackleton and his men had come across the secret Antarctic UFO base. Then again, they might not have survived the encounter, in which case there wouldn't have been a book at all. It would have to wait until WWII, when Admiral Byrd of the U.S. Navy led 4,000 Allied troops to Antarctica in what was known as "Operation Highjump" that the UFOs at the South Pole became a thing. Byrd, who was sent to "invade" Antarctica, allegedly encountered mysterious flying craft that are surrounded by mystery even today.
What a story! It's got everything: War! Nazis! Aliens! U-boats! Secret bases! UFOs! And. at the heart of the legend, the central mystery: were the flying ships piloted by Nazis, or aliens? No one knows for sure, but I can tell you one thing: in 4 months' time, we may all know.
Why do I say this? Well, my Dad, who turns 90 this November 15th and who has in his lifetime visited 6 of the 7 continents, decided last week to go visit Antarctica this December, and to take me and four of my siblings along for the ride.
My sister and brothers and I are still in disbelief. It had been a long-running conversation in the family that someday we would take Dad to Antarctica so that he could fulfill his dream of reaching every continent, but it always seemed pretty unattainable, for all the usual reasons: money; time; etc. Then out of the blue Dad decided to take us instead! Pretty cool guy, that Dad of mine.
I have about 4 months to prepare, and I plan to study up on "Operation Highjump" and try to figure out where Byrd and his men supposedly saw the flying saucers. Now, the secret Nazi U-Boat base that some say was connected to the UFOs is in what the Germans called Neuschwabenland, or New Swabia, and that is about a quarter of the way around the continent from where we will be making landfall at the Antarctic Peninsula. Still, I can hope... We'll be there 4 or 5 days, and, weather permitting, will make landfall several times. While my family and the other tourists are petting penguins, I'll be looking for odd, unearthly bits of metal protruding from the ice, or telltale landing pad impressions on the beach, or desiccated, shrivelled-up little corpses, or, better yet, the actual hole in the ice that leads to the secret U-Boat/UFO base...
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Wait: the Nazis were working with the aliens and they still lost the war? |
Who knows? Maybe a year from now I'll be renting out the national auditorium in Mexico City to unveil a smoking gun of my own. Maybe I won't even charge you anything.
5 comments:
Hi Mark,
Congratulations to you and your family especially your dad for a fascinating trip. It should be a great experience for all.
The Highjump story is interesting but IMO a work of fiction. The ships that were allegedly sunk were not listed in any of the official reports as even being involved in the expedition. Byrd's alleged quote in the Chilean newspaper wasn't what it's said it was. There would be someone who lost a family member that would have talked etc. etc.
I'm guessing that you are not quite serious here but it's probably not a good idea to put a deposit on that space in Mexico City.
beNeuschwabenland
Hi Mark, just heard you on Podcast Ufo. I'm from milwaukee and can't believe I missed the paracon! I'm hoping to catch 2016.
If you want to head down the rabbit hole with Antarctica, may I suggest looking into the flat earth theories that have currently made a comeback.
Cheers,
Matt
Altrusiangrace.com
Flat earth?? So we could go over the edge???
Naw man, you'd hit the ice wall!
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