People have been reporting strange lights in the sky, unexplained encounters. Aliens Journey puts every documented case on a map and lets you explore them one by one.
The Idea
UFO sightings, crash sites, and abduction reports are scattered across books, forums, and government archives but nothing has ever brought them together in one visual, interactive experience. Aliens Journey was built to change that. Whether you're a true believer, a skeptic, or just endlessly curious, the app lets you explore the strangest stories ever recorded and decide for yourself what to make of them.
How It Works
Open the app and you're dropped into an interactive map of the world covered in glowing pins marking real documented encounters. Each pin represents a UFO crash, sighting, or abduction report. Zoom out and the pins cluster together to keep the map clean zoom in and they spread apart, revealing exactly where each event took place.
Tap any pin to get a quick summary of the encounter, then dive into the full story with extended details, historical context, and background. You can filter the map by encounter type to focus on crashes, sightings, or abductions depending on what you're looking for.
A credibility voting system lets you weigh in on each encounter believable or fake and see how your verdict stacks up against users around the world. Save your favorite encounters to revisit later, or share them with friends via social media, messages, or AirDrop.
Find Me mode centers the map on your location so you can discover what's been reported in your own backyard. Night Sky mode adds an atmospheric starfield overlay with a live moon phase indicator for a more immersive experience. You can also switch between 2D and 3D satellite terrain for a deeper sense of where each event took place.
New encounters are added regularly, so there's always something new to uncover.
Built With
- SwiftUI — native iOS interface with dark, immersive design
- MapKit — interactive map with custom clustering and 2D/3D terrain