Bizarre triangle in desert spotted on Google Earth sparks eerie 'lost civilization' theories

Conspiracies have been launched after people have spotted a bizarre detail in the Nevada desert on Google images, sparking theories that it's evidence of an ancient long lost civilization.

Google Earth is still staggering to use even two decades after it was released, as being able to see effectively every inch of the world through a single tool is never not going to be impressive.

What it's allowed people to do is nothing short of incredible too, as not only have people managed to offer their own speculation to mysteries that have remained unsolved for nearly a century, but there has also been theories surrounding alien bases hidden on our planet.

Where one committed individual made it his goal to map an area that was previously untouched on Google Street View, others have managed to spot a rather strange detail within the vast Nevada desert, leading to speculation that it's evidence of something more significant than you might expect.

As shared by the Daily Mail, conspiracy theorists have gone wild over a bizarre triangle located southwest of Battle Mountain in Nevada, just to the east of Mt Tobin.

Strange markings aren't exactly a new phenomenon when it comes to the desert as many have long been fascinated by the strange Nazca Lines in Peru, and this new discovery has led some to theorize that it's the sign of an ancient civilization lost to history.

"Former pyramid washed away in the flood," wrote one theorist on X, with another chiming in to speculate that it's a 'mothership' that's "too big to be moved."

The triangle itself is located at the coordinates '40.35322, -117.34707' and you can head into Google Earth to take a look for yourself, but the likely (and more realistic) outcome is unfortunately a little more disappointing.

There's a good chance that the strange outline is the remnants of an old airfield, which is most likely to be the Buffalo Valley Intermediate Airfield that was built in the 1930s and 1940s.

Triangular airfields were extremely common in this area around that time period, allowing pilots to land in a variety of different directions no matter how the wind fared, yet it has since been removed and unpaved leaving this bizarre-looking residue on the desert floor in its wake.

It makes sense from a historical perspective, only it is relatively disappointing for those looking for those rare pieces of evidence that's yet to be discovered. Even with the knowledge of its origins though it's fascinating to look at, and perhaps it'll spark others to go in search of further secrets in the future.