Voice Memo file was cut - bug report

Using Voice Memo on my iPhone 4 (iOS5), I just did an interview which lasted 11m 8s (as shown just before the blue arrow on the right of the screen). I did not receive any call or message during the recording, and the phone was plugged in to power (not a computer).
I tried to play back my memo, but for several minutes it was somehow unavailable: instead of a blue "Play" button on the left, all I had were the "circling dots" indicating an ongoing transfer or activity.
Then it finally let me play the file. Here's the problem: I only get the first 3m 22s (as indicated on the right of the time slider, at the bottom of the screen during playback). The file itself still displays a proud 11m 8s. So where are those ~8 missing minutes?
After syncing with iTunes, and even trying to get the file directly via a third-party app on my Mac, all I get is a 3m 22s .mp4 file. The rest is just lost, there is no other file in the recording folder nor in iTunes—just previous memos.
That was a professional interview. It's the first time a vanilla iOS app from Apple is letting me down that bad.
I can't do that interview again. Does anyone have any idea where the missing part of the recording actually went? What happened?
Last but not least, if anyone has a suggestion for an app to replace Voice Memo, which I don't trust anymore for my work… I'll gladly take it too.
Thank you for any help on this.

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