  Motivated by recent discoveries of nearby galaxies in the Zone of Avoidance,
we conducted a pilot study of galaxy candidates at low Galactic latitude, near
Galactic longitude $l \sim 135^0$, where the Supergalactic Plane is crossed by
the Galactic Plane. We observed with the 1m Wise Observatory in the I-band 18
of the `promising' candidates identified by visual examination of Palomar red
plates by Hau et al. (1995). A few candidates were also observed in R or B
bands, or had spectroscopic observations performed at the Isaac Newton
Telescope and at the Wise Observatory. Our study suggests that there are
probably 10 galaxies in this sample. We also identify a probable Planetary
Nebula. The final confirmation of the nature of these sources must await the
availability of full spectroscopic information. The success rate of $\sim 50%$
in identifying galaxies at Galactic latitude $|b|<5^\circ$ indicates that the
ZOA is a bountiful region to discover new galaxies.
