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Topics: Conspiracy Theories, Google Maps, Mexico, Reddit, Social Media, Twitter, UFO, US News, Weird
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Topics: Conspiracy Theories, Google Maps, Mexico, Reddit, Social Media, Twitter, UFO, US News, Weird
A mysterious 'UFO'-looking disc was spotted by Google Maps users and has ignited some chilling theories.
The structure which looks like an extraterrestrial spacecraft has been spotted in the mountainous region of New Mexico and has swept the internet into a frenzy.
The white disc, which sits at the coordinates 34°24'21.6"N 107°05'44.5"W, about 34 miles from the Sevilleta National Refuge in La Joay, was discovered by Google Maps users.
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Adding to its mystery, the object sits in the vast landscape of Sierra Ladrones with no roads, paths or homes anywhere in sight.
Screenshots of the object show the top of the white plate seems to have metallic 'hardware' while the other side has been concealed by bushes and other vegetation.
The rare spot was shared on a Twitter account that is 'dedicated to the topic of ufology'.
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The tweet read: "Something in the shape of a disc embedded in a mountain in New Mexico, USA, at an altitude of 2,255 meters."
Others theorised the object could be 'calibration target' for satellites, an old observatory or an old water reservoir.
Now, Reddit users are also on the case, with some claiming it could be a 'crashed UFO stuck in the mountain'.
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"I'm from New Mexico and very familiar with the area," another chimed in. "There's nothing out there, pure desert, no way it could be a home and if it's on a mesa I doubt one could drill for water. No reason [for there to be] a building there."
A third wrote: "I wondered about it being a modern home built into the earth, but there’s no suitable access road. And I checked the tax maps. This is on a government tract, and not privately owned."
The earliest Google image snap of the site in 1996 shows there was no disc or dirt path, with the land completely barren.
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A YouTuber, called Michael or 'The Earth Watchman' by his subscribers, also jumped in to investigate the site, commenting: "This is a very remote location, nothing going on up here.
"This looks very much like a disc that is stuck in the top of this mountain. I measured the disc from side to side, it's around 30 feet across."
Michael further claimed that the 'disc' became buried in the ground after it 'crash landed in the mountains'.
Meanwhile, the Metabunk website searched for a more realistic answer, flicking through historical records on the US Geological Survey.
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The site settled for the structure being 'a rainwater catchment that has since been removed and replaced by a different structure', after finding a 1975 photograph which shows it was once a small dot with a path running to the side.
The Metabunk researcher added: "From a quick search there appears to have been a structure built on that exact spot from at least the 1975 so it seems unlikely anything coincidentally 'crashed' there."