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Ed Grimsley | |
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| Born | March 6, 1945 |
| Died | 12 December 2016 (aged 71) |
| Occupation(s) | United States Air Force veteran, American Film Producer, and Ufologist |
| Years active | 1945-2016 |
| Known for | UFO Night Vision Skywatch |
Ed Grimsley (March 6, 1945 – December 12, 2016)[1] was born “Ed” Edward Grimsley. He was an American Air Force veteran, Producer, and UFO investigator. He is best known for using night vision goggles (NVGs) to see and record unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP) a.k.a. unidentified flying object (UFO), or unidentified anomalous phenomenon (UAP) in the night sky.[2]
Early Life
[edit]On 7 August 1958 at the age of thirteen, Ed Grimsley was a little league shortstop baseball player for California's Native Sons. He and his fellow team cather, "Yogi" Vermeil, made the wining hits over the Soroptimist team.[3]
Ed Grimsley entered the Air Force 1965.[4]
Career
[edit]After his service time in the military. Mr. Grimsley return to his farm in Calistoga, California.
The new idea of using Night Vision Goggles to investigate UFOs/UAPs gave Mr. Grimsley public popularity. [5]
He was invited to appeared on various radio and television shows, including Coast to Coast AM[6][7] and MSNBC.[8] From December 17, 1996 to January 12, 2006 - Coast to Coast AM host's Art Bell and later George Noory, had many interviewed with Jose discussing his findings.[9][10]
Filmography
[edit]| Year | Title | Distribution |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied III - UFOs from Outer Space | TBLM Films |
| 2012 | Celestial | TBLN Films |
| 2009 | Luna | TBLN Films |
| 2009 | UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied II - Moon Rising | Jose Escamilla Media Works |
| 2006 | UFO: The Greatest Story Ever Denied | Jose Escamilla Media Works |
| 2004 | RODS: The Smoking Gun Evidence | UFOTV (US) |
| 1998 | Solar Obliteration Method | The Joseph Martin Company Ultimate Dinosaur Productions |
Actor
[edit]| Year | Title | Role | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Contacto Extraterrestre | Self | 1 episode, 2013 | [11] |
| 1999 | You Asked for It! | Guest | unknown episode | [12] |
| 1989 | Up Your Alley | Rudy | as Jose Escamilla | [13] |
Death
[edit]Ed Grimsley passed away in his home in 2016.
External links
[edit]
- Ed Grimsley at IMDb
References
[edit]- ^ [needed]
- ^ "Coast to Coast AM - Ed Grimsley's Biography"
- ^ "The Weekly Calistogian, Volume 81, Number 37, 7 August 1958, Page 7: Sports; Rotarians Down Lions, 4 to 1; Sons Outpitch Soroptimist, 6 to 1"
- ^ reference needed
- ^ [https://www.montereycountynow.com/archives/2008/0424/a-small-band-of-locals-scours-the-sky-for-ufos-finds-humor/article_a61354fd-9331-51cd-b501-eb44c58e3eca.html/"Monterey County NOW - Space Cases - A small band of locals scours the sky for UFOs, finds humor"]
- ^ "Coast to Coast with George Noory - Interview with Jose Escamilla"
- ^ "The 'Rods' Aerial Phenomenon"
- ^ "UFOs the Battle of LA 65th anniversary MSNBC News"
- ^ "Coast to Coast AM - RODS Update Jan 12, 2006"
- ^ "The Unbelievers Podcast Episode 55 - Jose Escamilla: The Passion of the Rods Jan 29, 2020
- ^ "Jose Escamilla as Self"
- ^ "Jose Escamilla as Guest"
- ^ "Jose Escamilla as Rudy"