Caught by satellites and street view cars, these 29 bizarre finds are proof that Google Maps is full of surprises just waiting to be discovered.
“A Weird Pentagram Is Discovered In Kazakhstan”
“People were understandably freaked out when, in 2013, a pentagram appeared to be carved into the ground in a deserted part of Kazakhstan. Thanks to Google, the image came to public attention. No sign of life appears to be even close to the creepy symbol. In fact, Lisakovsk is the closest city to this patch of land, and it’s about 12 miles away.
Before conspiracy theories could spin out of control, archaeologist Emma Usmanova told LiveScience: “It is the outline of a park made in the form of a star.” Still, some don’t believe Usmanova and think it could be linked to a more sinister, darker secret.”
“Louisburg, Kansas”
“Stan Herd lives nearby and he does amazing work similar to this. He’s done big ads and was even in an oreo Comercial for his field art.”
“Gigante De Tarapaca. Norte De Chile”
“A Lot Of People In Athens Were Caught With Undisclosed Pools”
“In the Greek city, those with pools are supposed to pay a special tax for them. There were 324 pool declared in Athens’ suburbs — but after looking at Google Maps, authorities found out there were actually 16,974 pools in the area.”
“40 Year Old Man Went Missing After Night Out. 22 Years Later, A Local Man Spotted A Car In The Lake In Google Maps. When It Was Searched, The Missing Man’s Skeletal Remains Were Found”
“Is Your Bike In Here? Neighbour From Hell Is Arrested After 500 ‘Stolen’ Bikes Are Discovered In His Back Garden In Pile So Big That It Is Visible From Google Earth”
“Teen Finds Bike Nabbers On Holland Street View”
“After a teen in Groningen, Holland had his bike taken, he couldn’t get the police to do anything about it. But six months later he found photo evidence using Google Street View. Cameras captured an image of the alleged culprits trailing behind the victim prior to taking the bike. The 14-year-old used the image to help authorities apprehend two suspects.”
“Group Of Buildings In China Spelling Out The Word “Antibody””
“Lying Spouse Caught Red-Handed In UK”
“If you’re going to get caught lying to your spouse, you should try to make it count. Not like Donald Ryding, who was caught smoking in his driveway by Google Street View long after he told his wife that he’d kicked the habit. The car captured an image of Ryding trying to be furtive outside of his Merseyside home in England.
Mrs. Ryding said, “I couldn’t believe it – there was no denying it now we’d seen him smoking. When Street View first launched, they didn’t blur out faces, but there was no need to with him – he was covered by a cloud of smoke anyway.” Burn.”
“Disturbing Message Spotted On Google Earth Near Cesar Chavez Ave In La: ‘Help,’ ‘Trafico,’ ‘Lapd,’ And ‘Federal’ Written In Debris”
“Shipwreck North Sentinel Island”
“The story of the shipwreck on North Sentinel Island revolves around the MV Primrose, a cargo ship that ran aground near the island in 1981. The crew initially believed it was a routine stranding, but they soon realized the danger when the indigenous Sentinelese, a fiercely isolated tribe, began appearing on the beach armed with bows and arrows. The crew was stranded on the ship for several days, defending themselves with makeshift weapons and calling for help. Eventually, they were rescued by helicopter, narrowly avoiding contact with the Sentinelese, who remain one of the most isolated groups in the world.”
“I Found The Eiffel Tower And Fake Cities And Fake Highways In A Military Base In The Chinese Desert With Tanks Artillery And Planes ( 42°14’11.32″N 112°44’24.22″E)”
“Downed Japanese Fighter Plane On Palau And The Photos I Took At The Location: 7°32’40.9″N 134°31’50.7″E”
“Heard of this from a guy who served on Palau. He only knew it was near a shooting range the US military uses. With the help of google earth I found the possible location and went there during my visit to Palau a few years back.”
“Random R In The Mountains In Cali”
“It appears to be the “Redlands R”. Put there by university student in 1913.”
“After A Successful Escape From A Prison Sentence, Runaway Gioacchino Gammino Lived Unnoticed For 20 Years. Until He Chatted In The Wrong Spot, That Is”
“The convicted murderer, considered one of Italy’s most wanted criminals, had been working as a chef under a different name in the town of Galapagar (near Madrid in Spain). Google Maps imagery showed a man who looked suspiciously like Gammino chatting outside a fruit and veg shop, and it was confirmed to be him by police later.”
“Disappearance Of 83-Year-Old Woman After Two Years Solved Thanks To Google Street View”
“Paulette Landrieux disappeared on November 2, 2020 without leaving a trail. At the time, the police spread a search message for the ‘potentially confused woman’, but even after a large -scale search she was not found.
The public prosecutor recently wanted to close the file unsolved after two years. But a person who made a final attempt caused a breakthrough: the man searched for the images of her house on Google Street View. There, as a miracle, you could see how the woman crossed the street to her neighbor’s house.
The police then searched the garden of that man and found the corpse of Landrieux on the bottom of a hill, in the direction of the Meuse (Maas) river. The woman probably fell, but an autopsy must give a definitive answer.
Personally, as a researcher, I would study Google Maps the first day in such a case, but maybe it was not yet on Street View at the time.”
“Found A Sunken Jeep Near Key West, Fl Via Google Maps. So A Friend Of Mine Went To Check It Out In Person”
“Missing Michigan Car Visible On Google Maps”
“In 2015, a car that had both been missing since 2006 was found while employees at a Michigan mortuary home were decorating their building for Christmas. While looking in a nearby pond, they saw what looked like the roof of a car, promptly solving a nine-year-old missing person case. It turns out that the car had been visible on Google Street View this whole time.
Authorities did not suspect foul play, as it appears 72-year-old Davie Lee Niles may have driven into the body of water by accident.”
“Thanks, Google Maps”
“A Possible Offender On The Run In South Africa”
“This image was captured in South Africa in 2010. While the man depicted in the image capture looks like an escapee from the United States, many pointed out he could be a municipal worker. In South Africa, some municipal workers wear orange as part of their uniform.
It’s unclear where the man is running from or what he’s running towards.”
“Unmarked Village In The Middle Of The Amazon Rainforest”
“A Florida Man Illegally Dumped His Boat Near His Home, Eventually Facing A $5,000 Fine”
“The fee for legal dumping would have been just $18. Police spotted the illicit dumping via Google Maps.”
“On a corner of Sagrada Família, in BH, there was a man who would sit next to a lamppost all day long. He had been spotted by the google maps car since 2015 in the same place. Recently, he disappeared. I was worried and went to find out what had happened”
“I Noticed On These On Google Earth. Today On “Failed Camouflage” We Learn That Hiding Under Trees Isn’t Always The Best Strategy”
“What Are These Artifical Looking Small Hills Near Area 51”
“Atomic testing site..Nevada test range”
“Plane Without Wings Found On Google Maps”
“I pulled up Google Maps just to see the taxiway configuration and the plane isn’t there. It sure looks like the same general image as in OP’s post, it even has the black rectangle next to where the plane is/was. It’s entirely possible Google edited the image because someone reported it due to this post, but all I can say is the wingless plane isn’t there now!”
“I Found This Looking Around Pyongyang”
“B-2 Stealth Bomber”
“This B-2 at Whitman AFB seems to be shown disabled after sliding off the runway. You can see the plane leaning on its left wing and emergency personnel around.”
“This Is The Largest Coca-Cola Logo In The World I Found It On Google Earth -18.5292 -70.2500”