title: Operation Blue Jay
text: # 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 is a 1953 American short documentary film about the project. Master Sergeant Lester A. Marks was the sole cinematographer for this film when he worked for the US Signal Corps. It aired on television on the series The Big Picture.
  
  The film was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Short.
  
  