A state worker inspects a metal monolith that was found installed in the ground in a remote area of red rock in Utah on November 18. Photo: Utah Department of Public Safety handout via AP
Mysterious gleaming obelisk discovered in US desert
- About 3.6 metres tall, the structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah
- The object has inflamed the imaginations of UFO spotters, conspiracy theorists and Stanley Kubrick fans around the world
A state worker inspects a metal monolith that was found installed in the ground in a remote area of red rock in Utah on November 18. Photo: Utah Department of Public Safety handout via AP