A part of the mystery surrounding an obelisk of metal which is volatilized in a Utah desert in the United States has apparently been a breakthrough. Its origin still remains unknown. But his disappearance has been elucidated if one believes the images released on the Internet, on which you can see four men running around at night to dismantle this strange monolith.
The photographer Ross Bernards, which was on-site Friday evening, described on Instagram the scene he witnessed, pictures to support it : the four men arise, put down the metallic prism of more than 3.5 m high and the strip before you take it in a wheelbarrow to an unknown destination. “One of them turned to us and said : “Do not leave traces.” It was 20: 48, ” he wrote.
Discovered in mid-November
After the publication of the photographer, a tightrope walker and a lover of extreme sports known as Andy Lewis, 34, has posted on YouTube a video called ” We removed the monolith of Utah “. The video shows images similar to photos and story provided by Ross Bernards, with the obelisk evacuated in a wheelbarrow, but does not provide further explanation.
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The object of polished metal had been discovered in mid-November on the red soil of the desert of Utah by local officials stunned that flew over the area to identify the bighorn sheep. After asking their helicopter to investigate, the employees of the department of public safety of Utah had discovered a ” monolith of metal planted in the ground “, but had not been able to find ” no clear indication of who would have been able to place the monolith “.
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The announcement of this discovery was quickly became viral on the Internet, many noting the similarities with the strange monoliths aliens expediting greatly the progress of humanity in the classic science-fiction 2001, a space Odyssey, a film by Stanley Kubrick, and a novel by Arthur C. Clarke. Some observers have noted a resemblance with the works of avant-garde of John McCracken, the american sculptor who lived for a time in the neighboring State of New Mexico and who died in 2011. No formal link has been established between the famous monolith and the sculptor.
The authorities had refused to reveal the location of the monolith so as not to attract hordes of the curious, but a race is soon engaged in a line to determine its location based on the geological formations of the area. Some have quickly managed to locate the site, where dozens of people had made, placing in danger a natural site and leaving behind many waste, according to the authorities. The disappearance of the object had been found on Saturday by various onlookers, and the office of planning of the territory of Utah, which manages the area, had denied having taken any part in the abduction of this structure, considered by this service as ” private property “.
