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For discussion of everything rum and uncanny, from cryptozoology (mysterious or out-of-place animals), UFOs, high strangeness, etc. Following in the footsteps of Charles Fort and all those inspired by him, like the field of anomalistics.

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'Mysterious' monolith appears in Las Vegas desert, baffling locals: 'We see a lot of weird things' (www.foxnews.com)

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A "mysterious monolith" has appeared in a desert north of Las Vegas.

The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department says the shiny, reflective structure – similar to one found in Utah years ago – was spotted by its search and rescue unit near Gass Peak over the weekend.

"We see a lot of weird things when people go hiking like not being prepared for the weather, not bringing enough water... but check this out!" police wrote on X alongside an image of the monolith.

The discovery comes months after a hiker in Wales captured a video of a mysterious "UFO"-like monolith on top of a hillside along the country’s border with England.

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Similar monoliths also have been found in Belgium, Romania and the Isle of Wight – an island in the English Channel.

In November 2020, one of the monoliths, estimated at between 10 feet and 12 feet high, was found by Utah state wildlife employees who were counting sheep from a helicopter.

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Then a week later, another monolith was discovered in Atascadero, California, which is north of Los Angeles.

It’s unclear who is behind the placement of the monoliths. A New Mexico artist collective claimed responsibility years ago.

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Previously: monolith in Powys

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 months ago (2 children)

I might be misremembering, but wasn't this happening elsewhere like, 2 or 3 years ago, and it was just an art thing someone was doing?

I feel like this keeps happening, and it's either some advertisment or art project(Or a group of Australians, we'll have to see if I Did A Thing takes credit for this one.)

[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Here's the ididathing video where they built and installed one of the ones from 3 years ago: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-pKKM6CXr0

[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I might be misremembering, but wasn’t this happening elsewhere like, 2 or 3 years ago, and it was just an art thing someone was doing?

The end of the quote from the article does go into that and it isn't comprehensive as I went to see one near me during lockdown.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 3 months ago

There's a BBC News link here too: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cekk7gm97j4o

I didn't realise there were any in the UK (or maybe I forgot), and there's a recent one in Wales: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-68547161