GTA Online's UFO event will have you scouring the skies for unidentified objects and taking photos of them to earn rewards. While GTA Halloween Event (opens in new tab) started over a week ago, the alien sightings were first seen on October 13. The UFOs will be around until October 29, so you have a few weeks to sharpen your observation skills.
There’s plenty to keep you busy in GTA 5 during the Halloween season, from the new Adversary mode to working through Short Trip side missions to claim a spooky mask. But if you’re ready to turn your attention to the skies, here’s what you need to know about the GTA Online UFO event.
Keep your eyes on the sky and your Snapmatic camera handy – there have been reports of unidentified aircraft over Los Santos. Documentarians who provide footage of their sightings this month will be charged a generous believer's fee. https://t.co/2ERVr7Q49W pic.twitter.com/4g5CNR24q5October 13, 2022
How to find UFOs in GTA Online
These unidentified aircraft should be relatively easy to spot, as they have a beam of light falling towards the ground. Be careful when venturing too close, as you risk disappearing before you have a chance to snap a photo.
You can only encounter UFOs at certain times of the day, so you must make sure you can log in between 10pm and 4am game time. There are only 25 UFOs to find during this event, with only one appearing each day for the first eight days – according to GTA series videos (opens in new tab)– after which several UFOs will start appearing. So you’re out of luck if you were hoping to find them all at once.
Once you manage to take a photo of one of the UFOs, you can send it to Omega, who will reward you with GTA$ 15,000 and 1,000 RP. You get this reward for every photo you submit, so it's worth going out of your way to look for them. You will also receive a bonus of GTA$ 50,000 if you capture all 25 UFOs on camera as well as the Believe Cap.
Additionally, another type of UFO will appear above the Zancudo River on the ninth day of the event – I do this on October 21 – which will reward GTA$ 50,000 and 1,000 RP if you manage to get a picture of it. And if you happen to stand in the beam of a UFO's light on the last day of the event, you will be temporarily abducted by aliens before being returned dressed in nothing but a new pair of UFO Boxers. Sounds like a fair trade, right?