Utah: As suddenly as it came, the desert monolith disappeared again

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D.Conjectures around a recently discovered metal monolith in the western US state of Utah continue: a few days after being found in a remote desert area, the column went missing, according to authorities.

The local authority in charge announced Saturday evening (local time) that the object had been removed “by a stranger”. “We have received reports that a person or group had removed it on the evening 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 has no access. The background was initially unclear.

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A helicopter crew discovered the object a few days ago during a flight in southeastern Utah. There had been a lot of speculation in the last few days about the 10 foot tall stele framed by distinctive red rocks. Some internet users have even linked them to aliens.

More likely, however, one explanation seems to be that the monolith comes from sculptor John McCracken, who, according to the Guggenheim Museum, made very similar independent objects in the form 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 has been suggested by satellite images from different years, on which it can only be recognized since fall 2016. It was also initially unknown how the column was anchored and how deep it was in the ground.

Although the authorities did not disclose the exact location in the desert for safety reasons, the coordinates soon circulated on the network. Several people had exhibited and posted photos and videos.