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By Maia Irvin  On Tuesday, Romanian officials announced residents discovered a strange metal object similar to the one authorities in Utah found less than two weeks ago, according to news sources.  Residents in Piatra Neamt, Romania discovered a mysterious monolith that was similar to the monolith that strangely appeared in Utah on Nov. 18, NPR reported. The discovery of this second column was also just days after the monolith in Utah mysteriously disappeared, according to NPR.  Officers from Utah's Department of Public Safety discovered the first monolith in the Utah desert in Red Rock County, according to NPR. The metal monolith then disappeared less than 10 days after its discovery, NPR reported.  The metal column in Romania was nearly identical to the column in Utah, according to 7News . Both monoliths were nearly 10 to 12 feet tall, and they were both made out of a reflective metal material, according to NPR.  One resident in Romania knocked on the pillar and found that it wa