Episode 221: The Unsolved Mystery Of The Betz Sphere

Let's Get Haunted

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🗓️ 4 June 2025

⏱️ 102 minutes

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Welcome to Episode 221: The Betz Sphere! On March 27, 1974, a small brush fire broke out on Fort George Island near Jacksonville, Florida. Located near the edge of a property owned by the affluent Betz family, the fire wasn’t large enough to cause much damage, but the rising smoke spotted out the window of the family home warranted a check-up, at the very least. As 21-year-old Terry Betz cautiously approached the small blaze, he could have never predicted what he would find. There, at the bottom of that small fire burning in the underbrush, was an object that would change his life forever. The strange object was a metallic sphere, no larger than a bowling ball, perfectly smooth and round. Once the fire was extinguished, Terry took the metallic sphere home with him so he could inspect it more closely, but he and the rest of the Betz Family soon realized that the object seemed to have a mind of its own. On today’s episode of Let’s Get Haunted, we’ll take a closer look at this story - and others like it - as we seek to discover the truth behind the tale of The Betz Sphere. TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 - HOOK 00:01:32 - INTRO / PERSONAL HAUNTINGS 00:07:50 - BZIGO AD 00:10:19 - THE BETZ SPHERE 00:29:38 - FACTOR AD 00:31:41 - THE HAUNTINGS BEGIN 00:50:07 - FAY NUTRITION AD 00:52:38 - ALTERNATIVE TESTING 00:56:15 - THE NATIONAL INQUIRER 01:04:47 - TO BELIEVE OR NOT TO BELIEVE? 01:10:00 - THEORIES 01:37:00 - CLOSING CREDITS SUPPORT THIS EPISODE’S SPONSORS BY CLICKING THE LINKS BELOW TO LEARN MORE: BZIGO: Don’t wait until the next bite - protect your home with Bzigo. Go to https://Bzigo.com/discount/LGH to save 10% off FACTOR: Head to https://www.factormeals.com/letsgethaunted50 and use code “letsgethaunted50” to get 50% off your first box and 2 free wellness shots per box while subscription is active. FAY NUTRITION: Listeners of Let’s Get Haunted can qualify to see a registered dietitian for as little as $0 by visiting https://FayNutrition.com/HAUNTED —— Other Important Stuff: Join the Patreon today! https://patreon.com/letsgethaunted LGH Link Tree: https://linktr.ee/letsgethaunted Buy Our Merch: https://www.letsgethaunted.com Check out the photo dump for this week’s episode: https://www.instagram.com/letsgethaunted Send us fan mail: PO BOX 1658 Camarillo, CA 93011 Send us your listener stories: [email protected] —— BACKGROUND MUSIC: [1] “MAGIC TRANSITION SOUND - NO COPYRIGHT” BY SOUND TRUST, LINK: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNHMu3Upgu4 Creative Commons — CC BY 3.0 I https://goo.gl/Yibru5 [2] License Dar Golan - Elevator Music - Royalty free music, “Elevator Music (Royalty Free, Infinite Loop)” by Dar Golan, free download link here: https://www.dargolan-free.com/funny-music [3] “Creepy Doll” by Michael Byrnes —— KEYWORDS: haunted, haunting, haunt, ghost, spirit, ghoul, goblin, cryptid, alien, extraterrestrial, UAP, UFO, Unidentified Aerial Phenomena, Unidentified Flying Object, WWII, Cold War, Operation Paperclip, creepy, scary, spooky, story, storytelling, Florida, Betz, Buga, Sphere, Spheres, Blob, United States, Area 51, Secret, Top Secret, Unsolved, Unresolved, Mystery, Mysteries, Unknown, Conspiracy, Conspiracy Theory, Theory, Theories, Restricted, Plane, Airplane, Airspace Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	On March 27, 1974, a small brush fire broke out on Fort George Island near Jacksonville, Florida.
0:09.0	Located near the edge of a property owned by the affluent Betts family,
0:14.0	the fire wasn't large enough to cause much damage, but the rising smoke spotted out the window of the family home,
0:20.0	warranted a checkup at the very least.
0:23.2	As 21-year-old Terry Betts cautiously approached the small blaze, he could never have predicted
0:29.6	what he would find. There, at the bottom of that small fire burning in the underbrush,
0:35.9	was an object that would change his life forever.
0:39.3	The strange object was a metallic sphere, no larger than a bowling ball, perfectly smooth and round.
0:47.3	Once the fire was extinguished, Terry took the metallic sphere home with him so he could inspect it more closely.
0:53.3	But he and the rest of the
0:55.1	Betts family soon realized that the object seemed to have a mind of its own. On today's episode of
1:02.5	Let's Get Haunted, we'll take a closer look at this story and others like it, as we seek to
1:08.2	discover the truth behind the tale of the Betts sphere.
1:23.6	Welcome back to Let's Get Haunted with your host, Nat Strawn and Allie.
1:33.1	Welcome back, haunties, to episode 221 of Let's Get Haunted. We are your host, Nat and Allie,
1:40.7	and we're really excited to be bringing you another horrifically horrifying and spooky tale today.
1:47.4	But before we can get to that, we start off every episode with about five to ten minutes of
1:51.4	banter between ourselves, just so we can say hi to each other and catch up a little bit.
1:55.7	If you're not interested in that, that's totally fine.
1:57.7	Check out the detailed show notes below.
1:59.8	Otherwise, welcome to personal hauntings.
2:03.3	Nat, do you want to explain to new listeners who are still listening what personal hauntings are?
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