2020 hides another surprise ... the mysterious obelisk sparks speculation and suddenly disappears
Some saw the obelisk as a symbol of hope in the face of 2020 challenges
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After a mysterious metal obelisk of unknown source aroused various speculations, some of which touched the edge of science fiction after its discovery in the western desert of the United States, it appears that this UFO suddenly disappeared, as local authorities announced.
On Saturday, the Utah Land Reclamation Office indicated that it had received "credible testimonials" stating that the UFO was withdrawn by an "unknown third party" on Friday evening.
"The office has not withdrawn the facility, which is considered private property," he added. "We do not investigate violations of the right to property, as it is up to the office of the local police chief."
In the middle of this month, when they surveyed the area for the number of sheep species, local officials discovered this gleaming, triangular mass of more than 3.5 meters in height in southern Utah.
After the helicopter that was carrying them landed to complete their investigation, employees of the Utah Public Safety Authority discovered the "metal obelisk" but did not find "any clear evidence indicating who might have placed it."
Soon the news of the UFO's finding spread across the Internet, and many of the network's pioneers drew parallels with strange obelisks from outside our planet in Stanley Kubrick's 2001 movie, A Space Odyssey.
Others saw it as a symbol of hope in the face of the challenges of the year 2020. One of the “Instagram” users wrote that it was a “restart button,” and another jokingly said, “We can closely read vaccines against Covid-19 at home.”
A spokesman for the Utah Public Safety Authority told the New York Times, "Someone spent time using some tool that allowed cutting rock or something like that to dig into the depth, almost identical to the body and intended to actually fix it."
"This is strange," he added.
There are roads close by, but getting the equipment to cut the rock and fetching the metal that is over 12 feet (3.7 meters) long, and doing it all in this secluded place is really interesting. ”
Some observers drew parallels with the work of the pioneering American sculptor John McCracken, who lived in the neighboring state of New Mexico and died in 2011.
His son Patrick McCracken recently told the "New York Times" that his father confided in him in 2002 that he wanted to "establish his business in isolated places so that it could be discovered later."
Days ago, David Zwerner - McCracken's legal representative - considered that the mysterious obelisk might be a work of art.
Zwerner emphasized that there was a "split in the matter," expressing his "conviction" that the stele bore the signature of McCracken and that no one had discovered it for nearly a decade.
“Who would have thought that 2020 would have another surprise for us?
We thought that it is not possible to witness more .. Let us see what hides that.
Although the authorities refused to locate this obelisk, in order to avoid crowds of curious people, analyzes went online to find out the location based on the nearby geological formations.
Some succeeded in locating the site where they noticed the body’s disappearance, among them David Sauerber, who wrote on Instagram, "It seems that the obelisk has disappeared", expressing his happiness at recording "a positive thing that brings people together in 2020."
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