I finally remember where I heard it. The remake of War of the Worlds with Tom Cruise. The aliens came up from underground after intense electrical storms. They "ride the lightning" down to their pre-positioned machines underground.
31 posted on 08/10/2019 4:35:55 PM PDT by PLMerite
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