APPARENT SUPERNOVA IN IC1277 T. Boles, Coddenham, England, reports the discovery of an optical transient (mag 18.5) on unfiltered CCD images taken on Feb 16.234 and 18.547 with a 0.35-m reflector. The new object is located at R.A. = 18h10m28.41s. Decl. = +31o00'34".3, which is approximately 14".5 east and 22".8 north of the center of IC1277. Joe Brimacombe obtained an additional image on Feb 22.446 with a 51cm RCOS in Mayhill, New Mexico, from which Boles measured end figures of 28s.37 and 34.1". and a brightening to mag 17.6. Digitised Sky Survey Plates (limiting red mag 20.5), and (limiting blue mag 21.0) show a stellar sized hot spot below mag 20.0. Nothing is visible in Boles's archive images (limiting mag 19.5) over the last 10 years.