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Definitely a nice feat, but 'discovered' is pushing it too far imho.
The Minor Planet Center is very clear in it's criteria for discovery, and seeing occultations does not cut it.
You need a minimum of three positions on the same night for a start to count as a discovery observation. You then need at least one more night observing the same object and to calculate an orbit. They are (rightfully) cautious, and in reality you tend to need three or more nights of observations.
For full discovery credit you need dozens of follow up observations.
Not to take away from what is a cool thing to have done though.
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