Description:
A mysterious metal monolith spotted by local officials in a desert in the
western US state of Utah on November 18, 2020, has apparently disappeared.
The Bureau of Land Management in Utah on November 28, said that it had
received “credible reports” that the object had been removed
“by an unknown party” the previous day. The metal object has sparked
a national guessing game over how it got there. Some have noted its
resemblance to the avant-garde work of John McCracken, a US artist who
died in 2011. His representative has said it may have been a fellow artist
paying homage to his work.
Transcription:
This mysterious metal monolith found in a desert in the US is now gone.
The triangular pillar was spotted from the air by local officials looking for
wild sheep.Nick Street: They were working alongside our state partners,
the Division of Wildlife Resources.
uh counting desert bighorn sheep in that
area. As they were you know doing their, their count and flying around,
they they noticed an object in the Southeastern Utah desert
amongst the
red rock. So they landed the helicopter and, and
went and checked out
this what we now know is a stainless steel monolith. Some type of art
installation that someone has actually put into the red rock there in that.
Officials did not disclose the object's location, fearing a rush of visitors to
the remote area. But news of the November 18 discovery went viral
and some explorers tracked it down.
Man: All right y'all wanted a magnet test,
so I didn't bring a strong enough one but not sticking.
Okay, those are the attempts.And then, uh let's see. so is it solid?
Not solid it sounds a little bit like a cardboard box. All the panels are separate
and then riveted hollow riveted not magnetic.State government officials said
the object was apparently removed 'by an unknown party'.
Questions:
1. What mysterious object was found in a desert in the western US state of Utah?
2. How was it found?
3. What does the monolith look like? Was it solid and magnetic?
