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Mysterious shiny monolith found in remote corner of Utah desert
Deep in the Mars-like landscape of Utah’s red-rock desert lies a mystery: a gleaming metal monolith in one of the most remote parts of the state.
Key points:
- A helicopter crew spotted the structure while surveying bighorn sheep
- The monolith has been compared to a similar object in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey
- Because it is on federal public land, the object was placed illegally without authorisation
The smooth, tall, three-sided structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in south-eastern Utah, officials said on Monday (local time).
A crew from the Utah Department of Public Safety and Division of Wildlife Resources spotted the gleaming object from the air on November 18 and landed to check it out during a break from…
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