Dear Colleagues, Congratulations to Takamizawa-san and Yamamoto-san! The spectrum taken at Okayama Astrophysical Observatory (M. Uemura and T. Kato, Kyoto University) clearly shows the presence of strong H-alpha and (weaker) H-beta emission lines. The object is indeed a nova (probably not a X-ray nova). A more detailed description of the spectrum will be reported by Uemura-san within an hour. We are still looking forward to hearing whether the nova is a recurrece of the suspect nova CI Aql in 1917. Regards, Taichi Kato