You're probably Lucid.....
One thing I haven't read, but just recently in the last 2 weeks have found out, is that a lot of the time while i'm trying to start dreaming from a WILD that I actually switch over into a dream without realizing it. 2 times in the last week, I thought I was still trying to fall asleep when I got bored did a RC and was like OMG haha, no way, I'm dreaming. It literally felt like nothing had changed.
This really got me last night when I was trying a WBTB and while i was trying to fall asleep and go lucid, my phone alarm when off. However, when I went to fix my phone alarm It kept messing up and wouldnt set the alarm right. I got frustrated and just went to sleep. I woke up this morning, pissed off because I had the alarm set before i went to bed. I was obviously dreaming, and had no idea that I had switched over into a dream. It felt like nothing had changed.
Moral of the story, Even if it feels like you've failed.... double check :)