A push alert that warned of ballistic missile heading straight for Hawaii and sent residents into a full-blown panic Saturday was a mistake, state emergency officials said. The emergency alert, which was sent to cellphones shortly after 8 a.m, said in all caps, "Ballistic missile threat inbound to Hawaii. Hawaii Emergency Management Agency spokesman Richard Repoza said it was a false alarm and the agency is trying to determine what happened. "From a NORAD perspective and that of the U.S. Northern Command, we are still trying to verify what happened," he said of the false alert. "I woke up and saw missile warning and thought no way.

Source: Fox News January 13, 2018 19:04 UTC