Operation Blue Jay

Operation Blue Jay was the code name for the construction of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland. It started as a secret project, but was made public in September 1952.

Documentary

Operation Blue Jay
Production company	United States Army Signal Corps[1]
Release date	1953 (1953)
Country	United States
Language	English

Operation Blue Jay is a 1953 American short documentary film about the project.^[2] Master Sergeant Lester A. Marks was the sole cinematographer for this film when he worked for the US Signal Corps.^[3] It aired on television on the series The Big Picture.

The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.^[4][5]