I think I finally understand what happened...
Prior to 1996, Bob White used remote viewing to locate a classified government file called C.I.C. File #202085 (“Flying Saucer from Denmark”), which has a picture of a similarly shaped object from the 1940's and wasn't declassified until 2000. He then knew what shape to make his object in order to pull off this incredible hoax. He then gathered the most brilliant scientists together in a secret laboratory and told them, "I want you to make a new alloy of aluminum that has never existed before and I want you to make it into this shape. This is because I have found a secret government file through remote viewing, which when declassified will lend credence to my story. Make sure the object is also emitting radiation and make sure you tell no one about this." Bob White was then ready to pull off his incredible hoax. But, if it was created by man, then surely it can be replicated by man.
I will make a prediction that by 2030 we will be in the same situation we are in today.
Nobody will have made a copy of the Bob White object.
The vast majority of the population will have never heard about it.
It will be ignored by the media.