The mystery of how a metal monolith appeared in the Utah desert remains, but the riddle of its removal seems to have been solved. Similar ones had later disappeared and reappeared in Romania, and California.
“The three-sided obelisk appeared to be made of stainless steel, 10-feet tall and 18 inches wide. The object was welded together at each corner, with rivets attaching the side panels to a likely steel frame inside,” the Atascadero News reported.
The reflective material used for the latest monolith gives the obelisk a mesmerising shine in the sun as picturesque Santa Lucia Mountain range is visible on its side, making it popular among locals who are now rushing to get photos and videos.
The monolith, after appearing in Utah caused a storm on social media. However, a few days after the pictures and videos circulated of the monolith, the Bureau of Land Management in Utah was informed that the monolith had disappeared. Images emerged Tuesday of four men working in the dead of night to remove the strange, triangular pillar that has garnered global attention from its remote resting place in the western United States desert. This effectively put an end to plethora of conspiracy theories that arose around the monolith, ranging from alien invasions to art installations. Many even compared it to the monolith from Stanley Kubrick’s classic sci-fi film “2001: A Space Odyssey.”