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GCN Circular 32858

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 688431261/221025954 is not a GRB
Date
2022-10-26T19:54:10Z (2 years ago)
From
Stephen Lesage at Fermi-GBM Team <sjl0014@uah.edu>
S. Lesage (UAH) reports on behalf of the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 688431261/221025954 at
22:54:16 UT
on 25 October 2022, tentatively classified as a GRB, is in fact not due
to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to a terrestrial electron beam."
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