As the Soviet Vostok 1 spaceflight began its descent back to Earth in April of 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin officially became the first human in space.

However, in only a matter of seconds, his module started gyrating uncontrollably. As he looked through the window, he could spot Africa, then the horizon, then the sky…

Gagarin was quickly losing vision and getting dizzy, and it seemed like his spacecraft would not survive reentry.

The legendary cosmonaut eventually touched down on Earth safely, but the Soviet Union would closely guard a series of strange events leading up to that historical moment that would only come to light a decade later

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