Recovery system disk utility doesn't see errors reported on startup volume

When I check for disk errors on my macbook pro, disk utility runs ~5 minutes, then quits, reporting errors:
2013-11-21 07:46:27 -0600: The volume Macintosh HD was found corrupt and needs to be repaired.
2013-11-21 07:46:27 -0600: Error: This disk needs to be repaired using the Recovery HD. Restart your computer, holding down the Command key and the R key until you see the Apple logo. When the OS X Utilities window appears, choose Disk Utility.2013-11-21 07:46:27 -0600:
2013-11-21 07:46:27 -0600: Disk Utility stopped verifying “Macintosh HD”: This disk needs to be repaired using the Recovery HD. Restart your computer, holding down the Command key and the R key until you see the Apple logo. When the OS X Utilities window appears, choose Disk Utility.
2013-11-21 07:46:27 -0600:
When I start up with the Recovery HD and run disk utility, it runs ~30 seconds and reports no errors.
Any suggestions for what to do next?

Seems to me something must be wrong, given the different reports. Not so? Mail in outlook has gotten slow, but who knows what that means. Can I startup wth an older OSX disk and try the disk utility from that?

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