UFOMYST
CaseOval1973

Hardy, AR, USA

A report from Hardy, AR in October 1973 described an oval formation of 16 glowing objects with a beam of light coming down from its center, lasting 30 minutes.

Report quality: Moderate55/100

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  • Duration parsed: 1800s, a plausible sighting length
  • Detailed witness text (159 characters)
  • Location geocoded exactly
  • No other reports from this city within 3 days
When
1973-10-03
Where
Hardy, AR, USA
Shape
Oval
Duration
30 minutes
Geo
36.316, -91.483 · exact
Slug
oval-over-hardy-ar-1973-d22c4d
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  • Historical wave1973

    The Great 1973 Flap

    United States, strongest in the Southeast and Midwest

    With Blue Book dead, the biggest post-war flap had no official landing place — reports went to police, press, and the new civilian networks (MUFON, founded 1969, came of age here). October 1973 delivered Pascagoula's…

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In context

  • Hardy, AR shows up 2 times across the archive.
  • 6 reports came from Arkansas in 1973.
  • In the 1970s, 6.9% of reports described a oval — the all-time rate is 4.3%.

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