Saw some crazy shit last night

Saw some crazy shit last night
Time: 9:30 pm

Location: Knoxville, TN 

I saw this string of illuminated dots in the sky that looked to close to be stars. I sprinted inside to tell my mom to look at it and when we walked back out they started flying up and out of sight. They flew faster than any airplane I’ve ever seen or shooting star, and they all flew in a straight line. I figured it could be drones but I wanna know some other opinions.