A mysterious shiny monolith has appeared in a Nevada desert, the latest other-worldly installation to materialize in recent years across North America and Europe.
Las Vegas police spotted the reflective shape during a search and rescue mission over the weekend in a hiking area an hour north of Sin City. "We see a lot of weird things... but check this out!" the force posted on Monday, June 17, on social media.
MYSTERIOUS MONOLITH!
— LVMPD (@LVMPD) June 17, 2024
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!
Over the weekend, @LVMPDSAR spotted this mysterious monolith near Gass Peak north of the valley. pic.twitter.com/YRsvhJIU5M
The rectangular structure is the latest to baffle the internet after they began appearing in places around the globe in 2020. The first monolith, which was discovered in the Utah desert as the world was grappling with the Covid-19 pandemic, quickly caught international media attention. There have since been sightings in the Netherlands, in Poland, Romania, Canada and Britain, sparking inevitable websites dedicated to tracking them.
Many noted the object's similarity to the alien monoliths that trigger huge leaps in human progress in Stanley Kubrick's classic sci-fi film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
The Nevada find, which the police posted on their social media feed on X, generated a bevy of comments ranging from awestruck speculation to the downright dismissive. "Clearly Aliens!" wrote user @NWK1WAYS. "Let's crack it open may be prizes inside," suggested @Nstynick. "Are we really gonna do this whole thing again?" asked a weary @cdharris19. "Just remove the trash, find who dumped it, and fine them."