has anyone ever realized theyre dreaming, but at the same time had no idea that you could control it?

last night i was dreaming that i was on a beach on a cloudy day, yet there were thousands of people there. i saw an explosion in the water and knew that it would react with the water to produce poisonous gasses , yet for some reason i just kept walk all calm like. next thing i know im tackled the ground and told to keep my nose in the sand, and use it as kind of like an air filter, just as i look around and notice that everyone else is doing it, a blue tarp is throw over us. i remember thinking, "man it really feels like my nose is in sand right now" then i realized i was dreaming but instead of realizing that i could change my situation, i decided to wake up.

im thinking that either i had a dream of dreaming and realizing that i was dreaming. or that my dream seemed so solid the thought of supernaturally flying into the sky didnt cross my mind, cause let me tell you, it really did feel like my nose was in sand