<p><em>&#34;赫斯特杂志和雅虎可能通过这些链接赚取佣金或收入。&#34;</em></p>
<p>阅读本文时您将了解到：</p>
<ul>
<li>一些人仍然质疑 1974 年佛罗里达一家人在其财产上发现的奇怪钢球的起源。这可能是外星技术吗？</li>
<li>军方——甚至是 UFO 学者——对这个球体进行了检查，得出的结论是这个奇怪的球是人类制造的。</li>
<li>然而，贝茨神秘球的阴谋论依然存在。它是否有任何有效性？</li>
</ul>
<hr/>
<p>想象一下：你走到外面，走进你的院子，发现一个奇怪的金属球，直径比保龄球小一点（直径为八英寸），但比职业保龄球重八磅（职业保龄球重 22 磅）。</p>
<p>这正是 1974 年贝茨一家在佛罗里达州乔治岛附近的家中发现现在被称为 “贝茨神秘球” 的物体时发生的事情。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8_GHIOpSkE0p6qwBkkY49A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/f4cd7fbbc194d1c250750d2b813c8c80?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8_GHIOpSkE0p6qwBkkY49A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/f4cd7fbbc194d1c250750d2b813c8c80"/></p>
<p>韦恩·贝茨与球体。佛罗里达时报 - 联合档案/WJCT</p>
<p>贝茨一家表示，这个球体似乎有自己的意志，会移动并发出声音。这个令人惊讶的后院投掷球与阴谋论有什么关系？它是一种自主的炮弹吗？它真的可能是外星技术的一部分吗？</p>
<h2>贝茨球阴谋论的起源</h2>
<p>在 1974 年 3 月一场火灾摧毁了他们的财产后，贝茨一家在他们的院子里发现了这个奇怪的金属球，并认为它是佛罗里达文艺复兴时期西班牙殖民者的历史炮弹，<em>Skeptoid</em> 播客解释道。但这个球体干净、没有腐蚀，并且闪闪发光。西班牙殖民时期的武器，起初不太可能来自佛罗里达的传教士，应该是由铁或石头制成的，而不是不锈钢或银镀层。</p>
<p>当家人把球体带回家时，他们表示它开始自行活动。他们的描述详细说明了球体自行滚动、发出声音和震动。</p>
<p>来自 <em>Wonderful Engineering</em>：</p>
<p> 泰瑞，安托万和 [G] erri 贝茨的儿子，正在弹吉他，发现这个球体对吉他的声音做出了反应，并发出一种让家犬感到害怕的脉动声。当他们坐在地板上并将球体相互滚动时，事情变得更加奇怪。当球体被送往一个方向时，它会在中途改变方向，回到滚动它的人身边。</p>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zN.Pr.SSVRI4yZoSYg4LyA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk3Mw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/a15e959c9fba5f3309ebe4227e0f3143?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zN.Pr.SSVRI4yZoSYg4LyA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk3Mw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/a15e959c9fba5f3309ebe4227e0f3143"/></p>
<p>1974 年 4 月 15 日的 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em>。圣彼得堡时报/谷歌新闻档案</p>
<p>在 1974 年 4 月与 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em> 的一次采访中，杰瑞·贝茨表示，当家犬靠近球体时，“她开始呜咽，用爪子捂住耳朵，这是我从未见过的。”</p>
<p>贝茨一家怀疑太阳辐射影响了球体，这可能是它在阳光明媚时据说 “剧烈” 移动的原因，<em>Wonderful Engineering</em> 报道。最终，美国军方接手了这个球体进行分析以寻找更多答案。</p>
<p>当一位来自路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日的研究公司的专家检查这个球体时，他告诉 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em>：“发现它发出无线电波，并且周围有一个磁场。” 然后，美国海军在杰克逊维尔海军航空站对这个球体进行了分析。一位海军发言人告诉 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em>，海军的第一次 X 光尝试失败，因为 “机器的强度不足以穿透钢材，但随后的两次测试显示了球体的内容。”</p>
<p>“我不知道是谁制造的，<em>”</em> 这位发言人说，“但我说它来自地球。我们知道它不是爆炸物，也没有危险。<em>”</em></p>
<p>然后，贝茨一家将球体送给天文学家和著名 UFO 学者 J. Allen Hynek 进行检查，但他也同意这个物体是人造的，<em>The Jaxson</em> 报道。</p>
<h2>信仰者</h2>
<p>流行的 <em>神秘宇宙</em> 播客以 “外星人文物还是末日装置” 为标题报道了贝茨神秘球，暗示信仰者可能的解释。科学家本可以让贝茨一家摆脱他们的奇怪想法，比如 16 世纪的 431 钢、银镀层或不太可能的坚固金属卫星。</p>
<p>尽管如此，他们对球体运动和声音的描述仍然引起了当地新闻的关注，并继续激励信仰者。即使在 Reddit 上快速浏览也显示贝茨神秘球的阴谋论依然活跃。以下是匿名用户在 r/aliens 子版块上提出的一些想法：</p>
<ul>
<li>“政府打开它并偷走了填充物！”</li>
<li>“我认为这是一种无人机，显然它会滚回到之前持有它的人身边。”</li>
<li>“也许这就是当球体没有亮起时的样子。许多人报告说，当它们的灯熄灭时，球体看起来像金属球。也许这是一个损坏/破损的球体？”</li>
<li>“我见过完全相同的东西通过大排水管被拉出来以疏通它们。当放在平坦的表面上时，它们也会自行移动。”</li>
</ul>
<p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/50WSUuiTi8HYyRGqObR8uw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzOTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/187fccea44b38b532fe6b9cb37554064?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" alt="" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/50WSUuiTi8HYyRGqObR8uw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzOTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/187fccea44b38b532fe6b9cb37554064"/></p>
<p>阿克伦灯塔报/WJCT</p>
<h2>事实</h2>
<p>关于贝茨神秘球的广泛报道的解释如此简洁，以至于未能说服信仰者。在海军检查了球体并确定其钢材成分等事实后，<em>Skeptoid</em> 报道，该球体与杰克逊维尔一家设备供应公司库存中的不锈钢球进行了明确比较。</p>
<p>在看到关于神秘球体的新闻报道后，该公司的总裁罗伯特·爱德华兹向记者展示了一个直径八英寸、重量超过 21 磅的贝尔和霍威尔不锈钢球——几乎与该球体的大小完全相同。来自 <em>Skeptoid</em>：</p>
<blockquote>
<p><em>“我并不是说这个东西不是来自外太空，因为我从未见过它，” 爱德华兹说。“我只是说它的物理描述与我们库存中的球体完全一致。”</em></p>
</blockquote>
<p>至于球体的显著行为，这些在过去 52 年中被重复并附加了额外细节。专家表示，实际上，这个球体可能是在不平坦的地面上滚动。</p>
<p>正如海军发言人对 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em> 所说：</p>
<blockquote>
<p>“我相信 [球体移动了] 是因为房子的结构。它很旧，地面是石头的不平坦。这个球体几乎完美平衡，只需一点凹陷就能使它移动或改变方向。”</p>
</blockquote>
<h2>案例</h2>
<p>即使是先进的外星技术也不太可能使用地球钢合金——431 合金，通常用于飞机和一些紧固件及螺栓，来自 <em>Skeptoid</em>。在长时间、极热的坠落过程中，它不会保持完好无损。即使是一个实心钢球也无法逃脱损坏。</p>
<p>但海军的调查和一系列 “无结论” 的检查使得信徒们认为这个球体是一个 UFO。在美国，这意味着以金钱奖励的方式说服某人。基于混合的信息，他们相信球体内部有不同材料的不同部分，使其在地球科学中仍然未知，尽管它被涂覆了一种经过精心开发的人造钢合金。</p>
<h2>裁决</h2>
<p>很容易理解，佛罗里达的一个普通家庭会认为他们院子里的奇怪物体具有某种不可能的特性。在缺乏明确科学输入的情况下，这个传说可能会迅速发展。而 1970 年代是对 UFO 以及 “新宗教运动” 和美式超验冥想等事物信仰的鼎盛时期——这为人们发展一些疯狂的想法提供了浓厚的土壤。</p>
<p>但现实是，这个球体的存在可能归因于一个普通的制造物体，它被遗失了。如果 <em>你</em> 有机会接触到贝茨神秘球体，考虑带它去当地的保龄球店打几个孔。</p>
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<p>贝茨神秘球体于 1974 年被佛罗里达州一家人发现，由于其异常行为，包括自主移动和对声音的反应，引发了关于外星技术的理论。尽管军方和不明飞行物研究者的调查结果认为它是人造物品，但阴谋论依然存在。这个由不锈钢制成的球体最初被认为是历史上的炮弹，但没有显示出腐蚀的迹象。美国海军和专家发现它发出无线电波并具有磁场，但最终认为它是无害的，且来源于地球</p>

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<div class="lb-trans"><p><em>&#34;赫斯特杂志和雅虎可能通过这些链接赚取佣金或收入。&#34;</em></p>
</div><p>Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>阅读本文时您将了解到：</p>
</div><ul>
<li>Some still question the origins of the strange steel ball that a Florida family found on their property in 1974. Could it be alien technology?</li>
<li>The military—and even ufologists—examined the sphere, concluding that humans made the bizarre orb.</li>
<li>Yet, the Betz mystery sphere conspiracy theory continues to persist. Is there any validity to it?</li>
</ul>
<div class="lb-trans"><ul>
<li>一些人仍然质疑 1974 年佛罗里达一家人在其财产上发现的奇怪钢球的起源。这可能是外星技术吗？</li>
<li>军方——甚至是 UFO 学者——对这个球体进行了检查，得出的结论是这个奇怪的球是人类制造的。</li>
<li>然而，贝茨神秘球的阴谋论依然存在。它是否有任何有效性？</li>
</ul>
</div><hr/>
<div class="lb-trans"><hr/>
</div><p>Picture this: you walk outside and into your yard and discover a strange metal sphere that’s a little smaller than a bowling ball (a diameter of eight inches), but a solid eight pounds heavier than even the sturdiest professional bowling bowl that players use (22 pounds).</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>想象一下：你走到外面，走进你的院子，发现一个奇怪的金属球，直径比保龄球小一点（直径为八英寸），但比职业保龄球重八磅（职业保龄球重 22 磅）。</p>
</div><p>That’s exactly what happened in 1974, when the Betz family found what is now known as the eponymous “Betz mystery sphere” near their home in Fort George Island, Florida.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>这正是 1974 年贝茨一家在佛罗里达州乔治岛附近的家中发现现在被称为 “贝茨神秘球” 的物体时发生的事情。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8_GHIOpSkE0p6qwBkkY49A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/f4cd7fbbc194d1c250750d2b813c8c80" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/8_GHIOpSkE0p6qwBkkY49A--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEyODA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/f4cd7fbbc194d1c250750d2b813c8c80"/></p>
<p>Wayne Betz with the sphere.Florida Times-Union Archive/WJCT</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>韦恩·贝茨与球体。佛罗里达时报 - 联合档案/WJCT</p>
</div><p>The Betz family said the sphere acted of its own accord, moving and making noises. What does this surprising backyard shot-put have to do with conspiracy theories? Is it some kind of autonomous cannonball? Could it actually be a piece of alien technology?</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>贝茨一家表示，这个球体似乎有自己的意志，会移动并发出声音。这个令人惊讶的后院投掷球与阴谋论有什么关系？它是一种自主的炮弹吗？它真的可能是外星技术的一部分吗？</p>
</div><h2>Origins of the Betz Sphere Conspiracy Theory</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>贝茨球阴谋论的起源</h2>
</div><p>After a fire destroyed their property in March 1974, the Betz family found the bizarre metal sphere in their yard, and believed it was a historic cannonball from Florida’s Renaissance-era Spanish colonizers, the <em>Skeptoid</em> podcast explains. But the sphere was clean, free of corrosion, and shiny. Weaponry in the Spanish colonial time period, unlikely from Florida’s missionaries to begin with, would have been made of iron or stone—not stainless steel or silver plate.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 1974 年 3 月一场火灾摧毁了他们的财产后，贝茨一家在他们的院子里发现了这个奇怪的金属球，并认为它是佛罗里达文艺复兴时期西班牙殖民者的历史炮弹，<em>Skeptoid</em> 播客解释道。但这个球体干净、没有腐蚀，并且闪闪发光。西班牙殖民时期的武器，起初不太可能来自佛罗里达的传教士，应该是由铁或石头制成的，而不是不锈钢或银镀层。</p>
</div><p>When the family took the sphere home, they said, it started to behave by itself. Their accounts detailed the sphere rolling by itself, making noises, and vibrating.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>当家人把球体带回家时，他们表示它开始自行活动。他们的描述详细说明了球体自行滚动、发出声音和震动。</p>
</div><p>From <em>Wonderful Engineering</em>:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>来自 <em>Wonderful Engineering</em>：</p>
</div><blockquote>
<p>Terry, the son of Antoine and [G] erri Betz, was playing guitar and found that the sphere reacted to the sound of the guitar and made a throbbing noise which scared the family dog. Things took an even odder turn when they were sitting on the floor and rolling the sphere towards one another. When it was sent in one direction, it would change direction midway and head back to the person who rolled it.</p>
</blockquote>
<div class="lb-trans"><p> 泰瑞，安托万和 [G] erri 贝茨的儿子，正在弹吉他，发现这个球体对吉他的声音做出了反应，并发出一种让家犬感到害怕的脉动声。当他们坐在地板上并将球体相互滚动时，事情变得更加奇怪。当球体被送往一个方向时，它会在中途改变方向，回到滚动它的人身边。</p>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zN.Pr.SSVRI4yZoSYg4LyA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk3Mw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/a15e959c9fba5f3309ebe4227e0f3143" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/zN.Pr.SSVRI4yZoSYg4LyA--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTk3Mw--/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/a15e959c9fba5f3309ebe4227e0f3143"/></p>
<p>The April 15, 1974 edition of the <em>St. Petersburg Times</em>.St. Petersburg Times/Google News Archives</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>1974 年 4 月 15 日的 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em>。圣彼得堡时报/谷歌新闻档案</p>
</div><p>In an April 1974 interview with the <em>St. Petersburg Times</em>, Gerri Betz said when the family dog got next to the sphere, “she began to whimper and cover her ears with her paws, something I’ve never seen her do before.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在 1974 年 4 月与 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em> 的一次采访中，杰瑞·贝茨表示，当家犬靠近球体时，“她开始呜咽，用爪子捂住耳朵，这是我从未见过的。”</p>
</div><p>The Betz family suspected solar radiations affected the sphere, which may have been why it reportedly moved “intensely” when the sun shone brightly, according to <em>Wonderful Engineering</em>. Eventually, the U.S. military got their hands on the sphere to analyze it for more answers.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>贝茨一家怀疑太阳辐射影响了球体，这可能是它在阳光明媚时据说 “剧烈” 移动的原因，<em>Wonderful Engineering</em> 报道。最终，美国军方接手了这个球体进行分析以寻找更多答案。</p>
</div><p>When an expert from a research firm in Baton Rouge, Louisiana examined the sphere, he “found radio waves coming from it and a magnetic field around it,” Gerri Betz told the <em>St. Petersburg Times</em>. Then, the U.S. Navy analyzed the sphere at Jacksonville Naval Air Station. A Navy spokesman told the <em>St. Petersburg Times</em> that the Navy’s first x-ray attempts failed because its “machine wasn’t strong enough to penetrate the steel, but two subsequent tests showed the contents of the globe.”</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>当一位来自路易斯安那州巴吞鲁日的研究公司的专家检查这个球体时，他告诉 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em>：“发现它发出无线电波，并且周围有一个磁场。” 然后，美国海军在杰克逊维尔海军航空站对这个球体进行了分析。一位海军发言人告诉 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em>，海军的第一次 X 光尝试失败，因为 “机器的强度不足以穿透钢材，但随后的两次测试显示了球体的内容。”</p>
</div><p>“I don’t know who manufactured it, <em>”</em> the spokesman said, “but I say it came from Earth. We do know it is not an explosive and presents no hazard. <em>”</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>“我不知道是谁制造的，<em>”</em> 这位发言人说，“但我说它来自地球。我们知道它不是爆炸物，也没有危险。<em>”</em></p>
</div><p>The Betz family then sent the sphere to astronomer and renowned ufologist J. Allen Hynek for examination, but he also agreed the object was human-made, according to <em>The Jaxson</em>.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>然后，贝茨一家将球体送给天文学家和著名 UFO 学者 J. Allen Hynek 进行检查，但他也同意这个物体是人造的，<em>The Jaxson</em> 报道。</p>
</div><h2>The Believers</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>信仰者</h2>
</div><p>The popular <em>Mysterious Universe</em> podcast reported on the Betz mystery sphere with the headline “Alien Artifact or Doomsday Device,” tipping their hand about the possible explanations among believers. A scientist could have disabused the Betz family of their far-out ideas like 16th-century 431 steel, silver plating, or an improbably solid metal satellite.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>流行的 <em>神秘宇宙</em> 播客以 “外星人文物还是末日装置” 为标题报道了贝茨神秘球，暗示信仰者可能的解释。科学家本可以让贝茨一家摆脱他们的奇怪想法，比如 16 世纪的 431 钢、银镀层或不太可能的坚固金属卫星。</p>
</div><p>Still, their account of the sphere’s motions and noises made local news and continues to inspire believers. Even a quick browse on Reddit shows that the Betz mystery sphere conspiracy theories are alive and well. Here’s just a sampling of the ideas anonymous posters have offered up on the r/aliens subreddit:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>尽管如此，他们对球体运动和声音的描述仍然引起了当地新闻的关注，并继续激励信仰者。即使在 Reddit 上快速浏览也显示贝茨神秘球的阴谋论依然活跃。以下是匿名用户在 r/aliens 子版块上提出的一些想法：</p>
</div><ul>
<li>The “government opened it and stole the fillings!”</li>
<li>“My opinion it was some sort of drone, apparently it would roll back to whoever previously held it.”</li>
<li>“Maybe this was is what orbs look like when they’re not lit up. Many people have reported orbs look like metallic spheres when their lights go out. Maybe this was a damaged/broken one?”</li>
<li>“I’ve seen the exact same thing pulled through big drainage pipes to declog them. They also move on their own when placed on a flat surface.”</li>
</ul>
<div class="lb-trans"><ul>
<li>“政府打开它并偷走了填充物！”</li>
<li>“我认为这是一种无人机，显然它会滚回到之前持有它的人身边。”</li>
<li>“也许这就是当球体没有亮起时的样子。许多人报告说，当它们的灯熄灭时，球体看起来像金属球。也许这是一个损坏/破损的球体？”</li>
<li>“我见过完全相同的东西通过大排水管被拉出来以疏通它们。当放在平坦的表面上时，它们也会自行移动。”</li>
</ul>
</div><p><img src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/50WSUuiTi8HYyRGqObR8uw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzOTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/187fccea44b38b532fe6b9cb37554064" alt="" original-src="https://s.yimg.com/ny/api/res/1.2/50WSUuiTi8HYyRGqObR8uw--/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTEzOTA-/https://media.zenfs.com/en/popular_mechanics_642/187fccea44b38b532fe6b9cb37554064"/></p>
<p>The Akron Beacon Journal/WJCT</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>阿克伦灯塔报/WJCT</p>
</div><h2>The Facts</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>事实</h2>
</div><p>The widely-reported explanation for the Betz mystery sphere is so neat that it’s failed to persuade believers. After the Navy examined the sphere and identified its steel composition, among other facts, the ball was conclusively compared with a stainless steel ball kept in stock by a Jacksonville equipment supply company, <em>Skeptoid</em> reports.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>关于贝茨神秘球的广泛报道的解释如此简洁，以至于未能说服信仰者。在海军检查了球体并确定其钢材成分等事实后，<em>Skeptoid</em> 报道，该球体与杰克逊维尔一家设备供应公司库存中的不锈钢球进行了明确比较。</p>
</div><p>Upon seeing news reports of the mystery sphere, the president of that company, Robert Edwards, showed a reporter a Bell &amp; Howell stainless steel ball that was eight inches across and weighed over 21 pounds—almost exactly the same size as the sphere. From <em>Skeptoid</em>:</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>在看到关于神秘球体的新闻报道后，该公司的总裁罗伯特·爱德华兹向记者展示了一个直径八英寸、重量超过 21 磅的贝尔和霍威尔不锈钢球——几乎与该球体的大小完全相同。来自 <em>Skeptoid</em>：</p>
</div><blockquote>
<p><em>“I’m not saying that this thing didn’t come from outer space because I’ve never seen it,” said Edwards. “All I’m saying is that the physical description of it matches exactly the type of ball we have in stock.”</em></p>
</blockquote>
<div class="lb-trans"><blockquote>
<p><em>“我并不是说这个东西不是来自外太空，因为我从未见过它，” 爱德华兹说。“我只是说它的物理描述与我们库存中的球体完全一致。”</em></p>
</blockquote>
</div><p>As for the noted behaviors of the sphere, these have been repeated and festooned with extra details over the last 52 years. In reality, the sphere was probably rolling on an uneven floor, experts say.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>至于球体的显著行为，这些在过去 52 年中被重复并附加了额外细节。专家表示，实际上，这个球体可能是在不平坦的地面上滚动。</p>
</div><p>As the Navy spokesman told the <em>St. Petersburg Times:</em></p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>正如海军发言人对 <em>圣彼得堡时报</em> 所说：</p>
</div><blockquote>
<p>“I believe [the sphere moved] because of the construction of the house. It’s old and has uneven stone floors. The ball is almost perfectly balanced, and it takes just a little indentation to make it move or change direction.”</p>
</blockquote>
<div class="lb-trans"><blockquote>
<p>“我相信 [球体移动了] 是因为房子的结构。它很旧，地面是石头的不平坦。这个球体几乎完美平衡，只需一点凹陷就能使它移动或改变方向。”</p>
</blockquote>
</div><h2>The Case</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>案例</h2>
</div><p>It’s unlikely that even an advanced alien technology would use an Earth steel alloy—431, used in aircraft and things like fasteners and bolts, per <em>Skeptoid.</em> It wouldn’t remain unblemished on the long, extremely hot fall to Earth. Not even a solid steel ball would escape damage.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>即使是先进的外星技术也不太可能使用地球钢合金——431 合金，通常用于飞机和一些紧固件及螺栓，来自 <em>Skeptoid</em>。在长时间、极热的坠落过程中，它不会保持完好无损。即使是一个实心钢球也无法逃脱损坏。</p>
</div><p>But the Navy investigation and a series of “inconclusive” examinations have led believers to think the sphere is a UFO. In the U.S., that meant persuading someone in exchange for a financial reward. Based on mixed information, they believe there are different sections of different materials inside the sphere, making it unknown to terrestrial science despite being coated in a carefully human-developed steel alloy.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>但海军的调查和一系列 “无结论” 的检查使得信徒们认为这个球体是一个 UFO。在美国，这意味着以金钱奖励的方式说服某人。基于混合的信息，他们相信球体内部有不同材料的不同部分，使其在地球科学中仍然未知，尽管它被涂覆了一种经过精心开发的人造钢合金。</p>
</div><h2>The Verdict</h2>
<div class="lb-trans"><h2>裁决</h2>
</div><p>It’s easy to see how a regular family in Florida would decide a strange object in their yard had some kind of improbable properties. In the absence of clear scientific input about it, that legend could grow very quickly. And the 1970s were a heyday of belief in things like UFOs as well as “new religious movements” and Americanized transcendental meditation—a heady mix for people to develop some wild ideas.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>很容易理解，佛罗里达的一个普通家庭会认为他们院子里的奇怪物体具有某种不可能的特性。在缺乏明确科学输入的情况下，这个传说可能会迅速发展。而 1970 年代是对 UFO 以及 “新宗教运动” 和美式超验冥想等事物信仰的鼎盛时期——这为人们发展一些疯狂的想法提供了浓厚的土壤。</p>
</div><p>But the reality is that the ball’s existence can probably be chalked up to a regular manufactured object that got lost. If <em>you</em> ever get ahold of the Betz mystery sphere, consider taking it to your local bowling shop and getting some holes drilled.</p>
<div class="lb-trans"><p>但现实是，这个球体的存在可能归因于一个普通的制造物体，它被遗失了。如果 <em>你</em> 有机会接触到贝茨神秘球体，考虑带它去当地的保龄球店打几个孔。</p>
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