There is no star at this point in USNO-A1.0. No variable star except for Nova Sco 1998 is found within 3 arcmin. So it might be a nova. So it was not a nova in fact. This case shows that there are many stars not recorded in star catalog around this area.
Careful check is required in survey work.
It was automatically detected by the PIXY system as a candidate of new object. There are no IRAS objects, nebulae, or clusters within 5 arcmin. Confirmation on Jan. 20 with 300-mm camera lens makes it clear that some faint stars looked cometary. R.A. 06h55m55s.81 Decl. It was regarded as a noise because it did not detected from another image of the same area on that night, and the image of this object looked different from other real stars.