www.rumormillnews.com...
www.south-pole.com...
www.violations.org.uk... (click book 4 The Antarctic Enigma )
ufocasebook.com...
On March 5, 1947 the "El Mercurio" newspaper of Santiago, Chile, had a headline article "On Board the Mount Olympus on the High Seas" which quoted
Byrd in an interview with Lee van Atta: "Adm. Byrd declared today that it was imperative for the United States to initiate immediate defense measures
against hostile regions. The admiral further stated that he didn't want to frighten anyone unduly but that it was a bitter reality that in case of a
new war the continental United States would be attacked by flying objects which could fly from pole to pole at incredible speeds. [Earlier he had
recommended defense bases AT the NORTH Pole.] Admiral Byrd repeated the above points of view, resulting from his personal knowledge gathered both at
the north and south poles, before a news conference held for International News Service."
When Byrd returned to the States, he was hospitalized and was not allowed to hold any more press conferences. In March 1955, he was placed in charge
of Operation Deepfreeze which was part of the International Geophysical Year [1957-1958] exploration of the Antarctic. He died, some have suggested he
was murdered, in 1957...
Another interesting read about it here:
www.think-aboutit.com...
[edit on 17-7-2004 by blobby]