Alien Probe, Sentient Machine, Nuclear Weapon, or Junk? What is the Betz Mystery Sphere?

<p>In the Spring of 1974, a large brush fire swept across the property owned by Antoine and Gerri Betz.</p> <p>While assessing the damage, they noticed something very out of place.</p> <p>Lying in the smoldering grass, was a highly polished, metal sphere. This became known as the Betz sphere or the Betz orb.</p> <p>Terry Betz, Antoine and Jerri's 21-year-old son, went to pick up  the sphere. Although it was only 8-inches in diameter, it was extremely heavy.</p> <p>Then the Betz family did something with the sphere that would change their lives forever. Something t...