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The U.S. Navy’s 1946-47 sea and air expedition to Antarctica, Operation Highjump (story, P. 52), is today largely forgotten. So it’s understandable if you missed the part about the Navy’s battle with Nazi UFOs.

Yes, there are those who believe Nazi Germany established a base on the southern continent from which flying saucers, developed with the help of

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