GTA 5 easter eggs: where to find the UFOs, the ghost and Bigfoot, and which ones are just myths

The easter eggs come from GTA Fandom, IGN and GamesRadar. Each one is described in at least two sources. Mods, trainers and items that exist only in the game files are not included.

Alien in the ice. In the first mission, Prologue, the crew flees North Yankton past a railway bridge. Drive off the road onto the frozen river under the bridge and you will see an alien frozen under the ice. Do not linger: GamesRadar warns that the mission fails if you stay off the road too long.

Sunken UFO. A UFO overgrown with seaweed lies on the seabed in the far north of the map. According to GTA Fandom, it is the only «real» UFO you can see without 100%.

The Mount Chiliad mural. The cable car station on the summit has a wall painting: a UFO, an egg, a human figure and something that looks like a jetpack. Under the observation deck on the summit there is a UFO symbol and the words «Come back when your story is complete». That is the hint: after 100% completion, a UFO appears over Mount Chiliad at night in a thunderstorm. GTA Fandom says at 3:00.

Two more UFOs. After 100%, UFOs also hover over Fort Zancudo and Sandy Shores. All 100% rewards are on the GTA 5 achievements page.

Every night from 23:00 to 0:00 a woman’s figure floats on top of Mount Gordo in the east of the map. Below her, «Jock» is written in blood. Get too close and the ghost vanishes.

This is Jolene Cranley-Evans. An in-game online newspaper article says she died falling off the cliff and that her husband, stuntman Jock Cranley, is the suspect. According to IGN, Jock is also mentioned in Trevor’s missions for the celebrity memorabilia collector and is now running for governor of San Andreas.

The mission Predator. Michael uses a thermal sniper scope from a helicopter to find the O’Neil brothers in the woods. Look closely at the heat signature in the lower right and you will see a Sasquatch silhouette. It disappears after a few seconds, and shooting it does nothing. GTA Fandom, IGN and GamesRadar all describe it.

The Last One. Franklin’s final Strangers and Freaks mission, unlocked after 100%: a Sasquatch hunter sends you to track «Bigfoot». GamesRadar notes it is just a man in a suit.

Golden peyote. In the updated version, once you have eaten all 27 peyote plants a golden one appears, and you become a Sasquatch yourself. Details on the GTA 5 peyote page.

Strange graffiti with the number 8 and the infinity sign is scattered around Blaine County. It is left by the fictional serial killer Merle Abrahams, known in the game as the Infinity Killer. According to GTA Fandom, in 1999 he killed eight joggers and hid the bodies in the water around the North Point islands, north of Paleto Bay.

Clues in the graffiti, especially in Bolingbroke prison, lead to the bodies. IGN and GamesRadar describe the investigation. There is no reward; it is purely an easter egg.

• «Red Dead». A shelf in Franklin’s Vinewood Hills house holds a book called «Red Dead» by J. Marston, a nod to Red Dead Redemption.
• James Bond. The mission Deep Inside features the JB 700, a Bond-style car with machine guns and an ejector seat. You can later buy one from Legendary Motorsport.
• No Country for Old Men. A random event in Chiliad Mountain State Wilderness by Route 1: shot-up cars, bodies and a case of money that someone later comes after. It is the scene from the film.
• Back to the Future. Orange stickers on power substations read 1.21 GW.
• San Andreas. In Chamberlain Hills near Franklin’s house there is graffiti saying «Welcome Back - We missed you last time», greeting players returning to San Andreas.
• Vinewood Zombie. A man in zombie make-up named Graham stands on Vinewood Boulevard. You can talk to him.
• Whale skeleton. A huge skeleton lies on the seabed off the west coast. GTA Fandom and IGN place it by Banham Canyon and south of Chumash; GamesRadar says the eastern edge of the map, but the other sources disagree.

More about the cast is on the GTA 5 characters page, and the story missions are in GTA 5 missions.

• A snowman in cold storage. At Fridgit, a cold storage warehouse in east Los Santos (GamesRadar places it in La Mesa), you can see a snowman behind boxes through a gap in the door. You cannot go inside, but you can shoot the boxes away to get a better look (GTA Fandom, GamesRadar).
• Niko Bellic. The game nods to the GTA IV hero several times: GamesRadar points out that Lester calls him “some Eastern European guy”, and GTA Fandom lists wanted posters with Niko’s photo.
• Marnie Allen. The cultist who guides Michael through the Epsilon strand is the same Marnie whom Niko dealt with in GTA IV (GTA Fandom, GamesRadar). After the strand she also sends the clues for the Epsilon Tracts.

The Easter eggs are easiest to tackle grouped by when you can see them:

• Only during missions: the alien in the ice (Prologue), the Bigfoot silhouette (Predator), the JB 700 in action (Deep Inside). Know about them in advance, because it is easy to drive past them in the mission itself.
• At night: the ghost on Mount Gordo from 23:00 to 0:00. After 100%, the UFO over Mount Chiliad in a thunderstorm.
• Underwater: the sunken UFO in the north and the whale skeleton in the west. GamesRadar suggests reaching the UFO by submarine: the sub appears at the Sonar Collections Dock once you buy it (see nuclear waste), and Abigail gives you a Dinghy with scuba gear in the submarine pieces quest.
• Any time: the Mount Chiliad mural and message, the Infinite 8 and “Welcome Back” graffiti, the 1.21 GW sticker, the “Red Dead” book, the Vinewood Zombie and the Fridgit snowman.

• A jetpack in Story Mode - myth, not confirmed. Because of the object on the mural, players searched for a jetpack for years. Nobody found it. According to GTA Fandom, it was an unused idea: files existed, but the vehicle was cut. IGN says the Chiliad «answer» only arrived in GTA Online.
• The face on Mount Chiliad is Jesse Pinkman? Myth, not confirmed. There really is a face texture on the mountainside. GamesRadar repeats the popular Breaking Bad theory. GTA Fandom says it is the face of a Rockstar Leeds artist. Rockstar has never explained it officially.
• A living Bigfoot roaming the world - myth, not confirmed. Apart from the silhouette in Predator, the hunter in The Last One and the golden peyote, there is no Sasquatch in the game.

Cheat codes that actually work are on the GTA 5 cheats page.