Electronic Telegram No. 1516 Central Bureau for Astronomical Telegrams INTERNATIONAL ASTRONOMICAL UNION M.S. 18, Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory, Cambridge, MA 02138, U.S.A. IAUSUBS@CFA.HARVARD.EDU or FAX 617-495-7231 (subscriptions) CBAT@CFA.HARVARD.EDU (science) URL http://www.cfa.harvard.edu/iau/cbat.html NO SUPERNOVA 2008ft IN UGC 2866 Markku Nissinen and Veli-Pekka Hentunen withdraw their report of a discovery of an apparent supernova in UGC 2866 (cf. CBET 1515), adding that S. Mattila (Tuorla Observatory) and W. Li (Lick Observatory) both find no new source at the position of 2008ft. NOTE: These 'Central Bureau Electronic Telegrams' are sometimes superseded by text appearing later in the printed IAU Circulars. (C) Copyright 2008 CBAT 2008 September 26 (CBET 1516) Daniel W. E. Green