The Mysterious Monoliths

New one sighted in the UK

Good day to everyone. It is Thursday 14th March. I’m recovering from a little man-flu (ladies you are so lucky you don’t suffer with it like us strong strong men LOL) and I’ve seen in the British news that a monolith has appeared in Hay-on-Wye in Wales over the previous weekend (9th-10th March.)

Now I had never seen or read about this before but I saw that this had happened before starting in December 2020 in Utah. The reason I hadn’t heard about it was because I was serving in Bahrain at the time and didn’t really look at the news outside off the Gulf. When I saw the news this week I immediately went to SubStack as SOMEONE would surely be writing about this and what it could be or theories about them but I have seen nothing. So here I am bringing it to the attention of people I think are a lot smarter than me.

Is it aliens? Very unlikely. Is it Art? Most likely though the coordination to have them set up would be fantastic and worthy of a small scale TV series. What do you all think?

The Utah monolith was a metal pillar that stood in a red sandstone slot canyon in northern San Juan County, Utah. The pillar was 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and made of metal sheets riveted into a triangular prism. It was placed approximately between July and October 2016; it stood unnoticed for over four years until its discovery and removal in late 2020. The identity of its makers is unknown at this time but if it is an artist then they must have incredible patience knowing that their creation might not get found for years.

I won’t write the whole article on its discovery and what happened but will move on to it’s removal. The Utah division of the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said that it received credible reports that the monolith was removed on the evening of November 27, 2020, by a then-unknown party, now known to be the Moab-based re-creationists Andy Lewis, Sylvan Christensen, Homer Manson, and an anonymous companion. Several adventure photographers posted details and pictures about the dismantling and removal of the monolith. One witness reported that the four men had pushed the monolith over without tools, while onlookers watched, saying "this is why you don't leave trash in the desert" before breaking it apart and carrying away the pieces in a wheelbarrow. The group referred to the conservation ethic of "Leave No Trace". Photos of the site afterwards posted by visitors showed that all was left was a triangular metal piece (see photo), and witnesses reported seeing a pickup truck driving away from the site, carrying an object, as they approached.

Shortly after the discovery of the monolith in Utah, over two hundred additional monoliths which resembled the Utah monolith began appearing at various locations across the world. In some cases, local artists came forward to claim responsibility for them, citing the Utah monolith as their inspiration. Other monoliths were created and installed by small businesses for promotional purposes. I won’t put every single one but I will add some from the list.

India had two monoliths.

Austria had 4 including one that appeared in a snowy field with no other tracks around it.

France had 4 including one where the artistic welder Ludovic Liaigre later revealed himself to be the creator.

Slovakia had 2 appear.

Many have appeared all over the USA and Canada.

One has even appeared in Iran, not normally a place you associate with following trends etc.

I shall end this article, hoping that it is aliens. I know it’s not, it’s just artists and copy cats but a guy has to dream about intelligent aliens making contact in my life time.

Comment below on what you think whether it’s serious or funny, especially funny as I think we can all do with a laugh. Maybe another time I’ll write some of the Navy stories I have but some are so grim (sailors will do anything for the laugh) that I think you’d all unsubscribe and think all sailors (yes it’s not just us that do this) are disgusting.

Anyways, I write most of my articles on my work laptop whilst in the office. Work smarter on the King’s time I always say and read most of the articles people release on my phone. Due to Easter (Trans week of visibility) Leave I had two weeks off. I’ve settled back in the office and re opened SubStack and realised that I still had this article outstanding from the day I started writing.

A lot has happened in the world in the last month!! Jesus doesn’t time fly!!

Anyways I hope I find you all happy and healthy.

Vulkan