IPhone 3GS gets stuck in "return to call" mode

I made a call and had to look up a contacts phone number. While I was still on the phone I exited the phone App and went to contacts.
Up at the top of the iPhone screen a green bar appears and says "touch to return to call". After i gave the caller the info they hung up. The green bar then did not go away. I tried touching it. Nothing. Made another call. Nothing. After a few mins of trying things I restarted the phone and it was gone.
This also happened to me before. I think it was the same situation.
Also I recently restored my iPhone on an unrelated problem.
Any ideas?

Same here.
I made a call, while on the call received and read a text message, the caller hung up while I was in messaging. The green bar did not go away.
Version 3.1 (7C144)
Carrier AT&T 5.5
Model Number MB715LL
Modem Firmware 051107

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