This realistic color photograph was taken outdoors in a natural setting in the United States. A large, smooth, metallic, silvery sphere dominates the foreground, mostly embedded in a hilly area of loose soil and pebbles. The sphere's reflective surface is covered by a thick layer of brown earth and mud, obscuring only a small portion of the silvery surface. Several men, who appear to be middle-aged, are crouching next to the large sphere with worn shovels. Large piles of freshly dug brown earth and mud are scattered along the sides of the sphere. The hills surrounding the sphere are sparsely populated with shrubs and small bushes. In the background, a dense forest with slender trunks and leaves of various shades of green climbs the slope, casting soft shadows under the natural light of a slightly overcast sky. The entire scene emphasizes the ancient, subterranean nature of this enormous, unusual metal object, hidden by a natural phenomenon.