This happened to me last year. I was almost asleep, i wasn't awake but neither sleeping.
I felt a hand caressing my cheek and i didn't open my eyes immediately because i thought that it was my mom, then i opened my eyes and there was nothing next to me so i sat down on my bed and then i saw a black figure standing on the other side of the room, staring at me.
Idk what that was but i wasn't dreaming, i was awake.