MYSTERIOUS MONOLITH HAS BEEN THERE FOR YEARS, ACCORDING TO GOOGLE EARTH
Here it is on Google Earth: https://www.google.com/maps/dir/38.0737963,-109.351907/38.3430833,-109.6661944/
DU has at least one thread on this: https://www.democraticunderground.com/100214615006
Well, that was fast.
Over the weekend, a team of biologists discovered a bizarre metal monolith in the middle of the Utah wilderness, prompting real-world intrigue as well as humorous comparison’s to Stanley Kubrick’s 1968 film “2001: A Space Odyssey.”
It’s still a mystery as to who put it there or why — but a group of eagle-eyed Reddit users have already discovered the location of the monolith on Google Earth.
It may only be a matter of time until crowds show up to take a selfie with the unusual construct. But just so we’re clear, you probably shouldn’t visit — you’d only end up putting yourself and others in danger, not to mention needlessly bothering the nearby wildlife and traveling during a pandemic.
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According to Google’s archive of satellite imagery, the monolith appears to have been erected at some point between August 2015 and October 2016, and is less than a mile away from what appears to be a trail.
A spokesperson for Utah’s Department of Public Safety speculated to The New York Times that it could have been there even longer, telling the paper that for “all we know it’s been installed since the ’40s and ’50s.”
“Somebody took the time to use some type of concrete-cutting tool or something to really dig down, almost in the exact shape of the object, and embed it really well,” the spokesperson added. “It’s odd. There are roads close by, but to haul the materials to cut into the rock, and haul the metal, which is taller than 12 feet in sections — to do all that in that remote spot is definitely interesting.”
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They don’t corrode easily and the electro-polishing would make them almost bullet-proof to weather and wear.
Whoever did it knew their shit. That was not a simple feat. Maybe Aliens? 
I really hope that people don’t try to go there by feet or vehicle, or even on helicopter tours. Just leave it be, let the wildlife that live around it live in peace.
Not all the photos capture it, but there are screw patterns viable on some photos. Still, it takes some chops to create it, as clean as it is.
Because I'm quite sure they are having a very good laugh right now. 
