Legal Question in Traffic Law in Minnesota

Last night I was driving down a somewhat busy highway through a city and wanted to change into the lane to the left of me. I started to change lanes before realizing that there was a car there that I couldn't see due to it being in my blind spot. I quickly swerved back into my lane and am not sure if I hit the car or not. I had music on in my car, but didn't feel or hear anything that would have indicated that I hit this car. As I was going 55 mph and about to hit an intersection, I went through the intersection, noticing that the car was turning left on the intersection. I pulled over at the next exit and inspected my car, not seeing any visible damage, but noticing some paint marks on the car. I got back into my car and turned around, driving around trying to see if this person had pulled over as well. I searched for about 20 minutes before deciding that this person had not pulled over. I called 911 and explained the situation to the operator, explaining that I wanted to avoid a "hit and run" incident, as this was not what happened. The operator took my information and said that she would call me if anyone reported an accident or a "hit and run." I called again the following morning and nothing had been reported. My question is: was it right of me to call the police and should I be expecting legal actions taken against me in the near future? The operator told me that it was not necessary to have a policeman come to me and report the incident. Should I have reported this incident? What should I do in this situation?

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