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Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by uHuge on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @12:08PM (#25200410)
First impression to me was that it is some sort of modern kinetic projectile[0] from aircraft weapons' testing. I've read US army used something of that shape in recent conflicts, but probably of smaller size.

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lazy_Dog_(bomb)

Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by GekkePrutser on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @12:10PM (#25200443)
It probably wouldn't be in such great shape after impacting at high speed though.
Re:Metal monolith found by helicopter crew in Utah desert by aeoleonn on Tuesday November 24, 2020 @11:16PM (#25205995)
This is a really good point. I wonder if it could be some sort of new-fangled rail-gun projectile.