Santa Ana, California: Drone Sightings

Recent reports

• 2026-06-11

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1041P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, E55P, MHR - SNA, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NNE BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 4 WNW SNA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. FOUNTAIN VALLEY PD NOTIFIED.

• 2026-05-23

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1839P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, PIPER P28A, REPORTED A UAS WITH FLASHING RED AND GREEN LIGHTS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE ESE BOUND AT 5,000 FEET 5 E EL TORO VOR (ETB). NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-04-06

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1344P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, B752, LOS CABOS , MEXICO (MMSD) - LAX, REPORTED UAS FROM THE 12 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE WNW BOUND AT 10,000 FEET 20 S SNA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. LEO NOTIFIED.

• 2026-03-15

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1225P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, B39M, PANAMA CITY, PANAMA (MPTO) - LAX, REPORTED A UAS WHILE NW BOUND AT 10,000 FEET 36 WSW SNA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SANTA ANA PD AIR OPS NOTIFIED.

• 2026-02-02

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1145P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, E545, SFO - SNA, REPORTED A BLACK UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NNE BOUND AT 3,700 FEET 5 NNW SNA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.

• 2026-01-14

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1601P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, A20N, SNA - DEN, REPORTED A SILVER UAS WHILE NW BOUND AT 7,200 FEET 6 NE SNA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. SANTA ANA ARPT PD NOTIFIED.

• 2025-09-07

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1235P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, BCS1, MSP - SNA, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 3 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE SSW BOUND AT 1,500 FEET 7 NNE SNA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF AIR UNIT NOTIFIED.

• 2025-07-06

  PRELIM INFO FROM FAA OPS: SANTA ANA, CA/UAS SIGHTING/1054P/SOCAL TRACON ADVISED, CL35, BUR - SNA, REPORTED A UAS FROM THE 11 O'CLOCK POSITION WHILE NE BOUND AT 4,000 FEET 6 WSW SNA. NO EVASIVE ACTION TAKEN. ORANGE COUNTY SHERIFF NOTIFIED.