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Two men have taken credit for removing the mysterious Utah monolith

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It was there… but now it’s gone.


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Last week the internet went crazy when a strange 2001: A Space Odyssey-esque monolith was spotted in the Utah desert. Then, as mysteriously as it showed up, the strange metal object disappeared. 

The state’s Bureau of Land Management “did not remove the structure, which is considered private property,” read a BLM statement posted on Facebook. 

We now know who did. 

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Michael James Newlands, a friend of adventure photographer Ross Bernards, used a smartphone to snap this photo of the monolith being disassembled on Friday night. 


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Colorado adventure photographer Ross Bernards was visiting the structure on Friday night when, he said, he saw four men arrive and dismantle it. He documented the structure’s presence, and then its absence, on Instagram. He also shared images snapped by a friend of the men taking it

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Another mysterious monolith has been discovered in Romania

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After this monolith was discovered (before disappearing) in Utah, another was apparently spotted in Romania. 


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In case you thought the story of the mysterious metallic monolith couldn’t get any weirder, just remember it’s 2020 and anything’s possible. After the surprising discovery and subsequent disappearance of a monolith in the middle of the Utah desert earlier this month, it seems a similar object has been found in Romania. 

A structure that appears to be identical to the one in the Utah desert was found on Batca Doamnei Hill in Romania on Nov. 26, according to The Mirror. As was the case with the monolith found in Utah, it’s not clear where this one came from and who installed it. 

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A mysterious metal monolith was found in the Utah desert. Now it has vanished.

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Stumbled upon by bighorn sheep counters, the tall metal object in the Utah desert baffled officials — and delighted the public, who began speculating on a scene straight out of a science-fiction movie.

Metal monolith discovered in remote Utah desert

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There were theories — the work of an artist? aliens? — but no one seemed to know who put it there or why.

Now the monolith has vanished, leaving the curious with even more questions. The Utah Bureau of Land Management said this weekend that it has heard of “a person or group” removing the object on Friday night.

“We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the ‘monolith’ has been removed from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands by an unknown party,” the bureau said in a statement that was posted on Facebook. It added that it

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The mysterious monolith in the Utah desert has now disappeared

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Last week the internet went crazy when a strange 2001: A Space Odyssey-esque metal monolith was found in the Utah desert. 



a close up of a rock wall: It was there... but now it is gone. Utah Department of Public Safety Aero Bureau

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But now, according to officials from the Bureau of Land Management in Utah, the strange metal object is gone.

“We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the “monolith” has been removed from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands by an unknown party,” read the statement, posted on Facebook. 

“The BLM did not remove the structure which is considered private property.”

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The Utah Department of Public Safety had initially discovered the object, in a helicopter in a remote region of southern Utah while

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Mysterious Metal Monolith In Utah Desert Suddenly Vanishes

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A mysterious metallic monolith discovered deep in a Utah desert has suddenly vanished just days after it was first spotted by biologists from the air.

The 12-foot-tall structure apparently disappeared Friday night, according to “credible reports,” the Utah Bureau of Land Management said in a statement.

The “illegally installed structure” was removed by an “unknown party,” and not by department personnel, according to the BLM. There will be no investigation into its disappearance by the BLM because it’s “private property” and not part of the public lands, the statement added.

In the missing monolith’s place were some red rocks and a metallic triangle.

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Mysterious Monolith In US Desert Reportedly Disappears

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The shiny, triangular pillar which protruded some 12 feet from the red rocks of southern Utah was spotted on November 18 by baffled local officials counting bighorn sheep from the air


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A mysterious metal monolith found in the remote desert of the western United States, sparking a national guessing game over how it got there, has apparently disappeared, officials said Saturday.

The Bureau of Land Management in Utah said it had received “credible reports” that the object had been removed “by an unknown party” on Friday evening.

The bureau “did not remove the structure which is considered private property,” it said in a statement.

“We do not investigate crimes involving private property which are handled by the local sheriff’s office.”

The shiny, triangular pillar which protruded some 12 feet from the red rocks of southern Utah was spotted on November 18 by baffled local officials counting bighorn

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The mysterious monolith in the Utah desert is now gone

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It was there… but now it is gone.


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The internet went wild when a strange 2001: A Space Odyssey-esque metal monolith was found in the Utah desert. Later, devoted Reddit sleuths would discover more about the monolith and its potential origins. 

But now, according to officials from the Bureau of Land Management in Utah, the strange metal object is gone.

“We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the “monolith” has been removed from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands by an unknown party,” read the statement, posted on Facebook. 

“The BLM did not remove the structure which is considered private property.”

The Utah Department of Public Safety had initially discovered the object, in a helicopter in a remote region

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Mysterious Utah monolith’s location no longer a secret

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The location of the mysterious monolith discovered last week among the red rocks of eastern Utah was destined not to remain a secret for long.

Monday’s revelation set off a frenzy of internet sleuthing, and by Wednesday intrepid hikers were posting selfies with the gleaming 10-foot-tall sculpture.

Utah wildlife officials spotted the object during an aerial count of bighorn sheep on Nov. 18 — and it was the record of their helicopter’s flight path that revealed the coordinates posted by Reddit user Tim Slane.

Slane told BBC reporters that he found a point in the flight record that indicated the helicopter might have landed, and then he examined satellite images of that area, about 20 miles southwest of Moab. One image revealed a shadow apparently cast by a tall, slender object.

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Theories Abound About the Origins of a Mysterious Monolith Discovered in the Utah Desert | Smart News

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A survey crew from Utah’s Department of Public Safety (DPS) flew low in a helicopter over the state’s Red Rocks Country last week, scanning the craggy landscape. The team was working with the Division of Wildlife Resources to count bighorn sheep, which roam in this secluded part of the desert in southeastern Utah.

But instead of the sure-footed climbers, something else caught the researchers’ attention: a shiny metal monolith protruding from the red rocks. The strange, three-sided structure stood out against the surrounding desert and resembled something out of a science fiction movie.

“One of the biologists is the one who spotted it and we just happened to fly directly over the top of it,” pilot Bret Hutchings tells local television station KSL’s Andrew Adams. “He was like, ‘Whoa, whoa, whoa, turn around, turn around!’ And I was like, ‘what?’ And he’s like, ‘There’s this thing back there—we’ve got

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Even Utah’s mysterious monolith may be no match for Google Earth

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Last week, a sheep-counting expedition found a mysterious monolith deep in the Utah desert, and they warned the world to stay away.

This is a great opening for a science fiction story, and also the actual events of late November 2020. As local news outlet KSL TV lays out, a Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter crew discovered a 10- to 12-foot steel object that they described as a “monolith.” The crew found the object installed in the canyon’s rock floor on November 18th, and they found “no obvious indication” of its source. On November 23rd, they posted photos of it to Instagram and the DPS site.

DPS has avoided saying exactly where the monolith is. “It is in a very remote area and if individuals were to attempt to visit the area, there is a significant possibility they may become

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