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A biologist was studying a flock of sheep on a flyby in a remote region of Utah in the United States when he spotted a mysterious metal monolith.
The 12-foot-tall structure was stuck in the ground; there is still no indication who took her there.
“It was one of the weirdest things I’ve come across in all these years as a pilot,” said Bret Hutchings, who was flying the helicopter at the time.
He said, in an interview with the local television station, that when the biologist saw the structure from above, he blurted out: ‘Whoops, whoops, whoops, turn around, turn around!’
The structure was seen from above by a biologist monitoring flocks of sheep at the site – Photo: Utah Department of Public Safety / BBC
“And I said, ‘What is it?’ To which he said, ‘There’s a business there, we have to go see what it is!’ Hutchings said during the interview.
The pilot speculates that the monolith may have been installed “by some new wave artist” or a fan of the 2001 movie: A Space Odyssey (1968), directed by Stanley Kubrick. The adaptation of Arthur C. Clarke’s work exhibits large black monoliths inserted by extraterrestrial beings.
The Utah Department of Public Safety aviation safety office released images of the gleaming metal structure in a statement last week and said authorities were investigating the origin of the object.
“It is illegal to install structures or objects of art without authorization on federal lands, no matter what planet it comes from,” the agency said, with good humor.
The exact location of the monolith was not reported to prevent it from starting to attract potential explorers. The sheep that ended up giving rise to the episode live in different parts of the south of the state.
Authorities are investigating the origin of the metal structure – Photo: Utah Department of Public Safety / BBC
Until now, no one has claimed authorship of the “work”.
To try to speed up the search, the Utah Highway Patrol shared a post with the image of the monolith on Instagram and the caption: “Inquiring minds want to know, what the heck is that? Anyone?”
Most of the responses bet on the theory that speculates that the monolith may be an art installation – some even pointed out that it resembles the minimalist work of artist John McCracken.
