The Betz Sphere: Jacksonville’s 1974 Mystery of a Humming, Moving Metallic Sphere

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On Fort George Island in Jacksonville, the Betz family found a metallic sphere in 1974, and when Terry Betz, then 21, played nearby it hummed and rolled on its own, sparking a nationwide UFO craze, with the Navy saying it was stainless steel and not Navy property and a panel including J. Allen Hynek deeming it unimpressive as an extraterrestrial artifact and man-made, leaving its true origin unresolved and turning it into a Jacksonville legend.

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The Mysterious Betz Sphere of Fort George Island

In 1974, the Betz family of Jacksonville found a metal orb in the woods of Fort George Island. Over the years, the enigmatic “Betz sphere” has generated speculation about what it is and where it came from - and now has inspired its own podcast dedicated to untangling the mystery.