Betz mystery sphere - Betz's mystery sphere
In 1974, a fire destroyed a large portion of the Betz family forest. Examining the damage, they found a strange metal ball, completely smooth, with only a single oblong triangle symbol on it. Thinking it was some kind of space meteorite, they took it home.
About two weeks later, the Betz family noticed something strange about the metal ball they brought home. The sphere resonates with certain sounds and frequencies (such as the sound of a guitar) and emits a sound similar to that of a butterfly vibrating.
Moreover, Betts discovered that if the ball is pushed across the ground, it will change the direction of its own accord and often return to its original starting point.
Betts then decided to reveal this to the media, and Lon Enger, a photojournalist for the St. Petersburg Times, confirmed the claims:
Lon Enger:-
"[Mrs. Betts.] put it on the ground and told me to give it a push. It rolled a short distance and stopped. After a while, it turned on its own and rolled to the right about four feet. It stopped. Then it turned again and rolled about eight feet to the left and made a big arc and came back to my feet. came."
In the end, this news became a media battle and famous newspapers like New York Times and London Daily sent reporters to publish this.
To this day, it is still unknown exactly what the Betz Mystery Sphere is and no one even knows where the device is today. However, some believe it to be an extraterrestrial object, while others believe it is a man-made device.
Pictured: 12-year-old Wayne Betz with the ball.
Image courtesy of WJCT
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