Halloween may be over, but as they say on The X-Files, the truth is out there in Grand Theft Auto Online. Alien abductions still happen in Los Santos, and you’ll want to be among the abductees if you want to get a cool weapon. But players will have to act fast, because these otherworldly visitors won’t stick around forever.

Rockstar games has announced alien abduction for this year’s Halloween events and it will run until November 6th. That means the skies are still weird, and players who make it out alive can earn The Shocker, a non-lethal alien weapon that acts like a stun baton. The hard part, though, might be getting caught in the first place.

The first thing you need to know is that the aliens only come out at night from 10:00 PM to 4:00 AM in the game world, and given the fast movement of time in GTA Online, this means that there is only a 12 minute window to find a UFO Ship and go under it. Another complication is that your vehicles will fail if they get too close to the UFOs, so plan accordingly.

If you have succeeded in the kidnapping, the next step is to escape. Players will find themselves locked in a room below Fort Zancudo. The Shocker can be found there, but players still have to run for their lives to keep it. Opening the exit requires some careful examination of the clues in the room. Luckily, The Gaming Gorilla shared a video that reveals how to get out of the room before a lethal gas makes it a round trip.

If you miss out on getting kidnapped this year, it’s likely that Rockstar will revisit the idea in time for Halloween 2025. But for now, you only have until Wednesday, November 6 to pull off what might be the scariest mission in the game. date.