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GCN Circular 15037

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 396533554 / 130726509 is not a GRB
Date
2013-07-26T12:35:39Z (11 years ago)
From
Andreas von Kienlin at MPE <azk@mpe.mpg.de>
A. von Kienlin (MPE) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) 396533554 / 130726509  at
12:12:31.53 UT  on 26 July 2013, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact
not due  to a GRB. This trigger is due to local particles."
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