Aliens in GTA San Andreas
The UFO myth appeared quite early in GTA San Andreas and though it is not so popular at the moment, there still are people looking for it.
It is believed that the myth originated when the restricted area was discovered. The only mission which involves entering Area 69 involves the player having to invade the place, in order to find and steal the secret project - Jetpack. The sudden appearance of a gun-wielding 'civilian' in a secured area causes havoc and confusion among the staff. The internal announcement system is heard warning staff (not exact quotation):
- Would the personnel working with the alien's body put it away.
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Part of this article are based on realistic Speculation and might not turn out to be correct. |
This line made some people believe that there is indeed alien presence in GTA. However, there is no evidence of any aliens or flying saucers in the game. The only known UFO is the one spinning near the Area 69 where the Lil' Probe Inn is located.
That Inn has started multiple speculations about possible areas where UFOs can be seen. If the player goes down the back behind the counter they will see a small room with a radio transmitter, computer and a map on the wall with 11 dots on it. Four dots are believed to be the pins, as they are located in the 4 corners of the map, where nothing significant is located, while the other seven look like they are marks on the map. The same map is located at the Toreno's ranch which made people believe that he is somehow connected with the aliens. Nothing suspicious has been found regarding the map. It is believed that it is there only for decorative purposes and to create the atmosphere. It could be an included easter egg by Rockstar Games, as it is a possible Beta map, evidenced by the massive differences in land forms. There are some pictures on the walls in the bar itself - some feature locations within San Andreas with the UFO seen in the sky, while others are real-life pictures (e.g. one has got Orthodox church domes on it - it suggests that the picture was taken in the real-life city of Moscow).
WCTR radio station mentions that residents of the Bone County area have reported seeing lights over the desert. According to WCTR, the government blames water supplies.
The Truth, the hippy Carl meets later in the game, also speaks about "Them... Who can't control our minds" and "Snake-headed aliens who run oil business". As an oil refinery is located near Area 69 it is believed that there is a higher possibility of spotting the UFO in that vicinity, as opposed to anywhere else in San Andreas.
On of the missions CJ does for Toreno involves entering the cargo plane Andromada, killing the crew and destroying it. As the player does it, they notice that the crew (people dressed in black as some aliens did in the Men In Black film) refer to the player as "Carbon based buffoon...evolved from shrews". These phrases are the only clue that made some people believe that they are aliens from the galaxy of Andromeda.
Mr Hat and Mr Trenchcoat are two pedestrians that appear in the game. Players never get to know their "real" names, as they are just pedestrians, so players must refer to them with nicknames instead. Mr Hat wears an eye-patch, a baseball cap, jeans and a blue shirt, while Mr Trenchcoat wears a black cowboy hat, black trenchcoat, black boots and stars-and-stripes tie. They could be related to the aliens issue in some way. For example, most of the time they spawn near the Big Ear, the geyser or The Lil' Probe Inn - anywhere near the Fort Carson area. Some people claim that they have seen Mr Trenchcoat chasing and talking to people asking them to join. It hasn't been proven that he does that, but a list of phrases that he uses often suggest that he was abducted by aliens at some point in his life:
- They are watching us!
- They know.
- You know they know.
- Get away from me!
- He's one of them!
- You're not gonna probe me again.
- You green blooded monster.
Mr Hat however doesn't say anything strange, but it was claimed many times that when killed, he spawns again almost immediately after the player has turned away. He is often seen speaking to Mr Trenchcoat. It was once claimed that the Sandking that spawns under the Big Ear belongs to Mr Trenchcoat. If the truck is parked there it is supposedly easier to find Mr Trenchcoat, but if the truck isn't there then it's harder or maybe impossible to find him.
The Big Ear, which some people believe was built by the military forces to control the sky in case aliens invade, points exactly North. There were suggestions about it, but no clear conclusion has been made.
There is no proof of UFOs existence in the game, apart from some clues such as radio conversations, game scripts and pedestrian conversations. In the night red and yellow lights can be seen zooming through the sky. Their models are called UFOlight* in the game data files.
UFO proof
Nevertheless, there is another object, which could have been placed by Rockstar themselves. It looks like an old hand-grenade and has a small exhaust fumes tail behind it; it moves very fast and it is impossible to trace where it came from or where it has landed. Few people have claimed they have seen it, as well as one of the authors of this article - once in Aldea Malvada and the second time in Red County, flying toward the desert. There are no suggestions on what it could possibly be, neither is there anything that can somehow relate to it. The search is still going on, although many people are not familiar with it.
External Links
Video featuring one of those flying objects
Bad quality set of screen caps featuring another appearance of that object