As someone who lives where the sky is generally very clear, I can tell you that there's a lot of "stuff" up there, and it's easy to misinterpret, particularly if someone has no idea what they're seeing. My guess is that you're seeing a sudden awareness of the sky above, and it's become a point of focus. And let's face it, the media (and potentially other people) are going to use it like click-bait to get attention.

For example, the number of satellites in space at this point is quite high. Those can also be perceived as unusual objects flying in the atmosphere, especially if there's atmospheric disturbances that might make them appear different than they actually are. Back in the 80s, you could spend all evening outside, and maybe see one satellite cross the sky; now, it would be unusual not to spot one within just a couple of minutes.

If you happen to see the international space station go across the sky, and don't know what it is, it will seriously freak you out- it's huge and moves fast. The ISS has shown up on a couple of credible UFO hunting shows.

Commercial aircraft look different, and potentially suspicious, depending on their path of travel. Small aircraft are low, and generally look and sound like small aircraft. Larger aircraft can be deceiving depending on their path of travel. Flying lower, on approach to an airport, they appear like a large, white light gliding across the horizon. At traveling altitude, they are very high, and look like a smaller, white light crossing the heavens. If they're moving toward or away from you, they may look like they're hovering. They aren't close, you won't hear them.

Taking drones into consideration, you could probably make a quick list of many legitimate uses for a drone. They are used very often where I live. It isn't unusual to get notifications about drone usage, just because agencies are trying to avoid this kind of panic. Utilities will often do lengthy inspections of their equipment and infrastructure with drones, and our health department uses drones to inspect neighborhoods for unkempt pools and other bodies of water- because mosquito borne diseases are a big issue. And there's always a possibility that law enforcement is using drones to combat bigger public safety issues- like various kinds of trafficking.

And more than one person has mistaken a star on the horizon for a moving object.

So, yeah, no aliens, probably just multiple, rational explanations that maybe don't even affect most of us.