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GCN Circular 9087

Subject
Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor trigger 260428446 is not a GRB
Date
2009-04-04T17:32:36Z (16 years ago)
From
Sheila McBreen at MPE <smcbreen@mpe.mpg.de>
Sheila McBreen (UCD/MPE) reports on behalf of
the Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor Team:

�The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 260428446
at 05:14:04.22 UT on 03 April 2009, tentatively classified
as a GRB, is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due
to a terrestrial gamma-ray flash."
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