A mysterious monolith, very similar to the one recently uncovered in Utah, has now been found in Romania.

According to a report by The Daily Mail, the enigmatic new structure (which resembles the alien monolith found in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey) was found on BatcaDoamnei Hill in the city of Piatra Neamt, situated in Romania's Neamt County.

Commenting on the as-yet-unexplained structure, Neamt Culture and Heritage official Rocsana Josanu stated:

"We have started looking into the strange appearance of the monolith. It is on private property, but we still don't know who the monolith's owner is yet. It is in a protected area on an archaeological site."

"Before installing something there, they needed permission from our institution, one that must then be approved by the Ministry of Culture."

The original monolith, a four-meter (12ft) high metal block whose appearance also hasn't yet been explained, went viral on social media last week, with a number of Twitter users speculating on its origins.

Commenting on the structure, a Utah Bureau of Land Management spokesperson stated:

"Although we can't comment on active investigations, the Bureau of Land Management would like to remind public land visitors that using, occupying, or developing the public lands or their resources without a required authorization is illegal, no matter what planet you are from."

The same spokesperson added: "The exact location of the installation is not being disclosed since it is in a very remote area and if individuals were to attempt to visit the area, there is a significant possibility they may become stranded and require rescue."

The Bureau later revealed that the monolith had disappeared.

In a statement posted on Facebook, a Bureau spokesperson wrote: "We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the 'monolith', has been removed from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands by an unknown party."

They added: "The BLM did not remove the structure which is considered private property. We do not investigate crimes involving private property which are handled by the local sheriff's office.

"The structure has received international and national attention and we received reports that a person or group removed it on the evening of November 27."

A mysterious monolith, very similar to the one recently uncovered in Utah, has now been found in Romania.

According to a report by The Daily Mail, the enigmatic new structure (which resembles the alien monolith found in Stanley Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey) was found on BatcaDoamnei Hill in the city of Piatra Neamt, situated in Romania's Neamt County.

Commenting on the as-yet-unexplained structure, Neamt Culture and Heritage official Rocsana Josanu stated:

"We have started looking into the strange appearance of the monolith. It is on private property, but we still don't know who the monolith's owner is yet. It is in a protected area on an archaeological site."

"Before installing something there, they needed permission from our institution, one that must then be approved by the Ministry of Culture."

The original monolith, a four-meter (12ft) high metal block whose appearance also hasn't yet been explained, went viral on social media last week, with a number of Twitter users speculating on its origins.

Commenting on the structure, a Utah Bureau of Land Management spokesperson stated:

"Although we can't comment on active investigations, the Bureau of Land Management would like to remind public land visitors that using, occupying, or developing the public lands or their resources without a required authorization is illegal, no matter what planet you are from."

The same spokesperson added: "The exact location of the installation is not being disclosed since it is in a very remote area and if individuals were to attempt to visit the area, there is a significant possibility they may become stranded and require rescue."

The Bureau later revealed that the monolith had disappeared.

In a statement posted on Facebook, a Bureau spokesperson wrote: "We have received credible reports that the illegally installed structure, referred to as the 'monolith', has been removed from Bureau of Land Management (BLM) public lands by an unknown party."

They added: "The BLM did not remove the structure which is considered private property. We do not investigate crimes involving private property which are handled by the local sheriff's office.

"The structure has received international and national attention and we received reports that a person or group removed it on the evening of November 27."