Unsolvable Chiliad Mystery in GTA 5 Endures, Raising Hopes for Similar Secrets in GTA 6

The Mount Chiliad mystery

In Grand Theft Auto V, Mount Chiliad is a prominent landmark. After achieving 100% story completion, standing on the summit at 3 a.m. in cloudy weather reveals a UFO with an F.I.B. logo. Some believe it is a hologram because it doesn't react to bullets and raindrops nearby become pixelated. Two other UFOs in the game are physical and can shut down vehicles if approached.

The mural and its symbols

A mural inside the tramway station near the summit shows an abstract mountain with lightning bolts, an eye at the top, and a network of lines connecting boxes. Five small boxes have X's, and three larger boxes depict a UFO, a cracked egg, and a person with a jetpack. Players discovered that the X's correspond to petroglyphs that indicate weather conditions for the Mount Chiliad UFO. Theories link the jetpack to a GTA Online mission or to GTA: San Andreas, and the cracked egg to the Epsilon cult, a fountain, or an underwater UFO.

Community efforts and lasting appeal

The Chiliad Mystery subreddit was created one week after GTA 5's release in 2013 and has been active for 13 years. Users have posted hundreds of theories, from connections to in-game movies and billboards to patterns of lights on buildings. Some think the mystery extends to Red Dead Redemption 2 or that GTA 6 will provide a resolution. A YouTuber named Gator Keys argued that the whole thing is a satirical take on government surveillance, but that hasn't stopped the community.

Whether intentional or not, Rockstar's design has kept players engaged for over a decade. GTA 6 will likely have its own secrets, and fans hope for something equally enduring. Would you prefer a solvable mystery with a clear reward or an unsolvable one that fuels endless theories?