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GCN Circular 17934

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 150616594 is not a GRB
Date
2015-06-16T16:45:35Z (9 years ago)
From
Peter Jenke at MSFC <peter.a.jenke@nasa.gov>
P. Jenke (UAH) and B. Mailyan (UAH) report on behalf of the Fermi GBM team:

"The Fermi Gamma-ray Burst Monitor (GBM) trigger 456156966/150616594
at 14:16:03.39 UT on the 16th of June 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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