A mysterious "monolith" of metal has been discovered in a desert in the western United States of Utah, igniting the imaginations of UFO enthusiasts and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world.
The glittering triangular block, which protrudes more than 3.5 meters from the reddish soil of the southern state, was discovered last Wednesday by astonished local officials who were flying over the area to count the bighorn sheep specimens.
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After landing, these employees of the Utah Public Safety Department were able to examine the
"metal monolith"
, finding
"no clear indication of who might have placed it there
.
"
"It is forbidden to install structures or works of art without authorization on lands managed by the federal government, no matter what planet you come from,"
the agency recalled Monday in a malicious statement.
"Covid vaccine indoors"
News of the discovery quickly went viral on the internet, with many noting similarities to the bizarre alien monoliths in Stanley Kubrick's
2001 film, A Space Odyssey
.
Other mischievous saw it as a symbol of hope in the face of the challenges of 2020, such as this Instagram user suggesting it could be a
'reset button'
or this one, joking:
" closer, we can read:
Vaccine against Covid-19 inside
”
.
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The authorities refusing to reveal the location of the "monolith" so as not to attract hordes of curious, a race started online to determine its location based on the surrounding geological formations.
Some have noted the resemblance to the avant-garde works of John McCracken, an American sculptor who resided in the neighboring state of New Mexico and died in 2011.
“Although this is not a work by the artist American deceased John McCracken, we see there the homage of a fellow artist ”
, reacted a spokesperson for the legal representative of John McCracken.
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