Triple

T11805773
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject William J. Knight E280742 entity
Predicate aircraftFlown P1523 FINISHED
Object North American X-15
The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental research aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and contributed significantly to aerospace and spaceflight development.
E19434 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (4 steps)

Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.

NER Named-entity recognition gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: North American X-15 | Statement: [William J. Knight, aircraftFlown, North American X-15]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American X-15
Context triple: [William J. Knight, aircraftFlown, North American X-15]
  • A. North American X-15
    The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental research aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and significantly advanced knowledge of hypersonic flight and spaceflight.
  • B. X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator
    The X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator is an experimental unmanned hypersonic aircraft designed to test air-breathing supersonic combustion ramjet propulsion at extremely high speeds.
  • C. X-20 Dyna-Soar
    The X-20 Dyna-Soar was a U.S. Air Force experimental spaceplane project from the early Cold War era, intended for orbital reconnaissance, bombing, and other military missions before its cancellation in the 1960s.
  • D. Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
    The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket was a U.S. Navy and NACA experimental research aircraft that became one of the first aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight during the early 1950s.
  • E. Bell X-15
    The Bell X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and contributed crucial data to the development of crewed spaceflight and high-speed aeronautics.
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NEDg Description generation gpt-5.1
Instruction
Generate a one-sentence description of the target entity. 
You are given a context triple in the form (subject, predicate, object), where the object is the target entity. 
# Instructions
Use the triple to infer relevant information about the entity. Describe the entity based on what is most defining, well-known. 
Avoid repeating the information from the triple, unless really essential.
# Response Format
Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the target entity]"
Input
Entity: North American X-15
Triple: [William J. Knight, aircraftFlown, North American X-15]
Generated description
The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental research aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and contributed significantly to aerospace and spaceflight development.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: North American X-15
Target entity description: The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental research aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and contributed significantly to aerospace and spaceflight development.
  • A. North American X-15 chosen
    The North American X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental research aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and significantly advanced knowledge of hypersonic flight and spaceflight.
  • B. X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator
    The X-51A Waverider scramjet demonstrator is an experimental unmanned hypersonic aircraft designed to test air-breathing supersonic combustion ramjet propulsion at extremely high speeds.
  • C. X-20 Dyna-Soar
    The X-20 Dyna-Soar was a U.S. Air Force experimental spaceplane project from the early Cold War era, intended for orbital reconnaissance, bombing, and other military missions before its cancellation in the 1960s.
  • D. Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket
    The Douglas D-558-2 Skyrocket was a U.S. Navy and NACA experimental research aircraft that became one of the first aircraft to exceed Mach 2 in level flight during the early 1950s.
  • E. Bell X-15
    The Bell X-15 was a rocket-powered experimental aircraft that set speed and altitude records in the 1960s and contributed crucial data to the development of crewed spaceflight and high-speed aeronautics.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (5 batches)

The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.

Step Stage Batch ID Status When
creating Elicitation batch_69d6ab26aae88190b2489efcb2a24234 completed April 8, 2026, 7:23 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69d8a5c8324481909a54852a9bb714e0 completed April 10, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69f166f16a908190803cc986ce596aa1 completed April 29, 2026, 2:03 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69f170034b488190a6976d3333823caa completed April 29, 2026, 2:42 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69f17805325881908b98eb9c8fc59778 completed April 29, 2026, 3:16 a.m.
Created at: April 8, 2026, 9:42 p.m.