Utah: Mysterious Metal Post Found in Desert Has Disappeared | WORLD

The mysterious metal monolith, whose recent discovery in a Utah desert, sparked speculation about its origin, appears to have disappeared, local authorities announced.

The Utah Space Planning Service said that based on the “reliable information” it received, an “unknown third person” moved the object from where it was found, probably Friday night. “The Service did not take the object, which is considered private property,” it said in a statement.

“We are not investigating crimes involving private property, which are the responsibility of the local sheriff,” he added.

The triangular prismatic metal object, abusively nicknamed the “monolith,” was accidentally discovered in mid-November in a desert in southern Utah by officials who were counting sheep in the area. After landing, Utah public safety officials examined the “metal monolith” but could not find “any clear indication of who may have placed it there” and why.

The story went viral on the internet and many people pointed out the similarities between the object and the strange alien monoliths in the movie. “2001, Space Odyssey” from Stanley Kubrick.

Although the authorities refused to reveal exactly where the “monolith” was, in order not to gather crowds, some people very quickly managed to locate it, analyzing the photos and based on the geological characteristics of the area.

Others also noted that the monolith is very reminiscent of the works of the American sculptor John McCracken, who lived for a time in neighboring New Mexico and died in 2011. His son, Patrick, recently told the Times that his father had said in 2002 that he would like to “leave his works in secluded places” so that the world find out later. “

Others noted that this discovery comes at the end of a year marked by the Covid-19 pandemic and expressed the optimistic view that the object could improve the situation. “It’s the Restart button. Could someone quickly press it?” Joked one user on Instagram.