The presence of forbidden lines and the unusually strong H alpha r emission
in the spectrum of 3G 71 (proposed optical counterpart of the Be/X-ray bin
ary 1H2214+589), the large infrared excess in its infrared counterpart, IRA
S 2248+6058, and the presence of an emission nebula around it all point to
3G 71 being a Herbig Ae/Be star candidate.