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GCN Circular 9127

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 261106787 is not a GRB
Date
2009-04-13T16:11:25Z (16 years ago)
From
Alexander van der Horst at NASA/MSFC <Alexander.J.VanDerHorst@nasa.gov>
A.J. van der Horst (NASA/MSFC/ORAU) reports on behalf of the
Fermi GBM team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 261106787 at
01:39:45.78 UT on 11 April 2009, tentatively classified as a
GRB, is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is due to distant
particles precipitation."
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