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GCN Circular 29698

Subject
Fermi GBM trigger 637977270/210320996 is not a GRB
Date
2021-03-23T18:34:26Z (5 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 637977270/210320996
at 23:54:25.07 UT on 20 March 2021, tentatively classified as a GRB,
is in fact not due to a GRB. This trigger is likely due to
distant particles."
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