Brief Introduction:
Someone on a forum told me that if you climbed Mt. Chiliad “the right way,” there was a UFO at the top. That’s what I did on a Saturday. I did not find a UFO. I saw a strange mural that made me get lost in GTA V conspiracy theories for three weeks. During that time, I didn’t do anything useful.
That’s how this game works. Even though it came out ten years ago, GTA V still has mysteries that most players will never find. It toofar too long long to find them on PS4, PC, and PS5 after the remaster came out to see if anything had changed. Here’s my list, ranked by how much they threw me off the first time I found them, along with tips on how to find them faster than I did.
1. The Mount Chiliad Mural and the Infinite Theories
This one made my weekend terrible. People in the area thought for a long time that a mural of a UFO on Mount Chiliad showed a hidden spaceship, a real event with a date, or something else. Rockstar never confirmed a big payoff, but the mural has changed in different game versions over the years, leading to more rumors.
On the northeast side of Mount Chiliad, near the cable car area, you can find the painted rock face.
2. Real UFO Sightings (They’re Real, Just Rare)
The base game occasionally features UFOs, especially at night in remote areas like the desert or over the ocean, contrary to mural hypotheses. I saw one accidentally while flying a stolen airplane near Sandy Shores at 3am in-game time and yelled in my room.
Steps to improve your chances:
- Set your system clock to late night hours in the game (about midnight to 5am).
- Fly out to isolated places, such as the desert north of Sandy Shores or over open water.
- Wait a minute. This is a low-likelihood spawn, not a sure one.
3. The Chiltepin Mountain Sasquatch (Bigfoot)
There is a real Bigfoot cryptid roaming the woods. No, this isn’t a costume you unlock; there is a real monster model that appears under certain rare scenarios in the outdoors. I chased stories about this for way too long until I finally saw a glimpse of it late at night in the forested sections of Mount Chiliad.
4. Fort Zancudo Alien Sightings: Beam Me Up
You can even unlock an alien abduction sequence, replete with a trophy or accomplishment depending on your platform, if you manage to land a specific aircraft on top of the Fort Zancudo control tower. This one actually startled me because it was so exact that it couldn’t be a coincidence.
How to trigger it: Fly a jet or plane on top of the roof of the air traffic control tower inside Fort Zancudo and get out of the vehicle. Here timing and precision are key, so expect some failed tries.
5. Kortz Center Creature of Cthulhu
There is a secret subterranean section behind the Kortz Center in Vinewood, containing creepy visuals, including a giant tentacled creature carved into the surroundings. This was one I stumbled into solely through exploration on a mission, and I jumped out of my chair.
6. Wreckage Legend for Vinewood Sign Helicopter
There’s an ancient piece of lore about a helicopter crashing near the Vinewood sign, related to an old in-game story about a stunt gone wrong. If you look around the sign, you’ll find environmental storytelling and wreckage that hints at what happened.
7. The confusing murder of Leonora Johnson
This is truly one of the most gloomy and detailed Easter eggs in the game. Clues connected to an unresolved murder case are scattered around the globe, hinting at a real, terrifying conspiracy theory group that sprang up after launch seeking to piece together the complete tale. This one really sucked me in hard, spending hours correlating clue locations to online theory threads.
How to begin: Locate a note and body around the base of Mount Chiliad, then follow clue locations that appear in different areas of the map related to numerous suspect vehicles and locations.
8. Secret Vehicle Reward from the Epsilon Program
If you complete the Epsilon Program questline entirely (including some very strange and particular real money donation requirements in-game), you earn a unique robed clothing and special vehicle. I began this line on a whim and finished it primarily out of stubbornness.
9. Peyote plants and metamorphosis into animals
Peyote plants are scattered over the map and allow you to turn into numerous creatures, birds, dogs, and even deer temporarily. Found this one completely by accident when I went off the usual path near Paleto Bay and then spent way too long trying to find the rest of them.
Step-by-step:
- Peyote plants develop in natural environments apart from urban areas.
- Go in the glowing plant to start the metamorphosis.
- You are a different animal in every new place; therefore, it’s worth tracking down several.
10. The Egg and the Secret Alien Weapon
There’s a unique non-lethal alien weapon in the game called the Space Ranger. There is also a hidden alien egg site tied into it that relates back into the greater UFO mythology running across the whole game.
11. Body Fields (Dead Body Under Bridge)
The map contains various scattered body sites that are absolutely unrelated to any quest, indicating background crime and violence going around Los Santos irrespective of anything the player accomplishes. I found one under a bridge by the Alamo Sea, and it actually freaked me out more than any scripted scare in the game.
12. Ursula & The Zombie Boyfriend Side Mission
Ursula, a strange recurring figure, begs you to kill her “boyfriends,” revealing something much crazier. If you’re not looking for hidden content, this is one of the game’s less familiar side stories.
13. Transformation of Golden Peyote Statue
Instead of animal transformations, you become a golden statue, referencing a buried mythology regarding one of the game’s weirder characters.
14. Impotent Rage: The Cartoon Inside The Game With A Hidden Meaning
Impotent Rage, a fictional cartoon, can be watched on most TVs. Satire and callbacks to the plot’s larger ideas are abundant, and a few episodes reference real-world events and other Rockstar games. http://www.rockstar.com
15. Chupacabra Sightings Close to Beach
Rumors of a Bigfoot-like Chupacabra-like creature roaming Sandy Shores’ deserts persist. Despite never seeing one, the number of gamers who have reported odd creature sightings in this area has made it a community concern.
16. The Mysterious North Yankton Link
There are subtle contextual references to North Yankton, the icy setting for the prologue robbery to the game’s opening heist, tucked away and easy to miss in surprising nooks of the main area for those players who know where to look.
17. The Redwood Lumber Company Cannibal Family
There’s a real spooky secret spot with a cannibalistic family dwelling out in the woods, reflecting classic horror movie themes. I had one of the game’s few jump scares when I stumbled upon this location without knowing what it was.
18. The Ghost of Mount Gordo
A ghost has been seen near Mount Gordo late at night, linked to another game legend. This is one of the most talked about unconfirmed sightings in the GTA V community, even though I’ve only seen community footage.
Common Mistakes When Hunting Easter Eggs
A couple things I’ve learned the hard way chasing this stuff throughout the years:
- Assuming every rumor is confirmed and real. Some of these, like Cerberus and the ghost sightings, remain unconfirmed community folklore rather than guaranteed in-game events. Manage your expectations accordingly.
- Ignoring in-game time settings. A lot of rare spawns, UFOs especially, are tied to specific nighttime hours. Hunting during the day wastes your time entirely.
- Rushing through exploration instead of actually looking around. Most of these secrets are things you stumble into by exploring slowly and off the beaten path, not by rushing between mission markers.
- Forgetting to save before attempting precision-based Easter eggs, like the Fort Zancudo alien trigger. A failed attempt shouldn’t cost you a long trip back to try again.
- Not checking whether a secret has changed across game versions. Some Easter eggs, the Chiliad mural especially, have subtly shifted between the original release and later remasters, so old guides aren’t always 100% accurate anymore.
Final Thoughts
I suppose what keeps me playing this game over a decade later isn’t the missions or multiplayer grind, but something like this. The fact that I haven’t explored a region of the map or confirmed a rumor keeps the game alive after your first playthrough, unlike most open-world games. If you have time and are willing to explore, I swear this game has something you haven’t found yet, even after all these years.
Conclusion
GTA V is more than just thrilling chases and action missions. The game’s many secrets, mysterious events, and Easter eggs show how well Rockstar Games paid attention to detail. These discoveries make all games better, whether you’re looking for UFOs, exploring abandoned places, or weird references all over the world.
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