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GCN Circular 29826

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 640353092/210417494 is not a GRB
Date
2021-04-17T14:39:35Z (3 years ago)
From
Suraj Poolakkil at UAH <sp0076@uah.edu>
S. Poolakkil (UAH) reports on behalf of the Fermi GBM Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 640353092/210417494
at 11:51:27.47 UT on 17 April 2021, tentatively classified as a GRB,
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to
local particles."
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