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Metal monolith found in the Utah desert draws worldwide attention

When: 18 Nov 2020
Sources: 2 public sources

The metal monolith found in the Utah desert in November 2020 Patrick A. Mackie; cropped by Chainwit, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

A Utah Department of Public Safety helicopter crew counting bighorn sheep spotted a 10 to 12 foot stainless-steel monolith in a remote southeastern Utah canyon. Officials said it was likely an unauthorized art installation and, as one trooper put it, not from another world.

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PressMysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert (AP) (opens in a new tab)PBS NewsHour / 2020-11-24
PressMysterious metal monolith discovered in rural Utah (opens in a new tab)NBC News / 2020-11-24

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