I was wondering if anyone knew about the supposed radio transmission that was intercepted by two Italian brothers on May 23rd, 1961? This transmission captures the voice of a Soviet woman who is clearly panicked over "reentry" and "heat". Three days later, on May 26, the Soviets stated that a city-bus sized satellite had been destroyed during reentry without specifying anything else about it.
Here is a link to an english translated transcript:
http://www.lostcosmonauts.com/tradeng.htmand if you have RealPlayer, you can listen to the actual audio:
http://www.lostcosmonauts.com/wom.htm