Class B First-hand BFRO #3612

Two fishermen have truck shaken early one morning, outside of Auburn

Spring 1978 about 5 AM Auburn, Placer County, California 2 witnesses

Account

The witness and a relative parked a heavy flatbed truck in a wooded area to sleep for a few hours before fishing at dawn. Around 5 a.m. something shook the truck violently side to side several times, waking both occupants. They smelled a strong rancid odor, saw nothing in the darkness, and stayed in the cab until daylight before leaving without checking for tracks.

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Date
Spring 1978
Stated BFRO report #3612 · BFRO report, labelled fields: Year, Season
Time of day
about 5 AM
Stated BFRO report #3612 · BFRO report, “Time And Conditions” section
Place
Auburn, Placer County, California
Stated BFRO report #3612 · BFRO report, labelled fields: State, County, Nearest Town, Location Details, Nearest Road
Map point
38.90, -121.08 (± 1000 m)
Stated BFRO map layer · BFRO published map layer · read with 85% confidence
BFRO map layer point for report 3612 (4 decimals, no boundary)
Account type
First-hand
Stated BFRO report #3612 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Witnesses
2
Derived BFRO report #3612 · BFRO report, “Other Witnesses” section
Witness was
sleeping in parked truck before fishing at dawn
Stated BFRO report #3612 · BFRO report, “Observed” section
Source classification
Class B
Stated BFRO report #3612 · BFRO classification label

Evidence & investigation

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Follow-up

An investigator spoke with the witness by phone, recorded added details, and checked earthquake records and truck weight.

BFRO report, “Follow-Up” section

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