With the media, the military and misanthropic millionaires (not to mention fringe flying saucer fans and terrifying trespassers) closing in on all sides, the beleaguered Betz family allowed the object to be taken before a Blue Ribbon UFO panel for a potential $50,000 prize; meanwhile seemingly sinister forces were gathering behind the scenes

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As the mystery surrounding this seemingly sentient silver sphere deepened, the father of ufology,  Dr. J. Allen Hynek, compounded the controversy and—though military officials declared that it posed no danger to the public—other scientific factions revealed that this allegedly harmless object might in fact be an alien weapon of mass destruction with the power to annihilate billions; making it, quite literally, a doomsday device.

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This bizarre, allegedly self propelled metallic orb was discovered by members of the Betz family in the mid-1970s and rapidly became an object of fascination, controversy and alarm for scientists, military officials and ufologists as the story of this mystery sphere spread like wildfire through the media… with some suggesting that this seemingly innocuous object might be an alien artifact. 

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We share our world with monsters. Since a time immemorial, the human race has told legends of the feral fiends that occupy the most inhospitable corners of our collective world. But what if we co-exist with these often carnivorous creatures—not at a distance, but in our day to day lives? What if some of these highly intelligent cryptids have refined their camouflage to such a degree that they’ve become indistinguishable from the rest of us, compelling one to wonder if our co-workers, our neighbors, our lovers… or perhaps even our best friends are not who they appear to be?

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