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GCN Circular 17609

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 150319666 is not a GRB
Date
2015-03-19T16:44:54Z (10 years ago)
From
Peter Jenke at MSFC <peter.a.jenke@nasa.gov>
P. Jenke (UAH) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 448473511/150319666
at 15:58:28.41 UT on the 19th of March 2015, tentatively classified 
as a GRB, is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to local particles.�
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