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reThe speculation surrounding a recently discovered metal monolith in the western US state of Utah continues: A few days after it was found in a remote desert area, the column has disappeared, according to authorities.
The local authority in charge announced on Saturday night (local time) that the object had been removed “by an unknown party.” “We received reports that a person or group removed him on the night of November 27.”
The authority itself is not responsible for the disappearance of the object. Because the region is seen as private property to which the state does not have access. Initially, the background was unclear.
A helicopter crew had discovered the object a few days ago during a flight over southeastern Utah. There has been much speculation in recent days about the three-meter-high stele framed by distinctive red rocks. Some Internet users even linked them to aliens.
It’s art
However, one explanation most likely looks like the monolith comes from sculptor John McCracken, who, according to the Guggenheim Museum, made very similar freestanding objects in the shape of pyramids, cubes, or polyhedra. McCracken died in 2011, but his son Patrick told the “New York Times” that his father had already told him in 2002 that “he would like to put works of art in remote places so they can be discovered later.”
Some trackers suspect that the mysterious object was installed in the rocky region of Utah before October 2016. This was suggested by satellite images from different years, in which it can only be recognized as of the fall of 2016. At first it was also He did not know how the column was anchored and how deep it reached the ground.
Although authorities did not reveal the exact location in the desert for security reasons, the coordinates were soon circulated online. Several people had exhibited and posted photos and videos.
