Triple
T13350248
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Condon Report |
E318049
|
entity |
| Predicate | criticizedBy |
P437
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
James E. McDonald
James E. McDonald was an American atmospheric physicist and prominent UFO researcher who became one of the most vocal scientific critics of official U.S. government investigations into unidentified flying objects.
|
E1222400
|
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: James E. McDonald | Statement: [Condon Report, criticizedBy, James E. McDonald]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James E. McDonald Context triple: [Condon Report, criticizedBy, James E. McDonald]
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A.
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson was an American astronomer and educator known for his contributions to galactic structure studies and his influential role in advancing astronomy education and professional organizations in the United States.
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B.
Gerald R. Molen
Gerald R. Molen is an American film producer best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg on major films such as "Schindler’s List" and "Jurassic Park."
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C.
George McConnell
George McConnell is an American guitarist best known for his tenure with the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic in the early 2000s.
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D.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
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E.
Roger E. Broggie
Roger E. Broggie is a steam locomotive at Walt Disney World Railroad named in honor of Disney Imagineer and master machinist Roger E. Broggie, who was instrumental in developing Disney’s early railroad and ride systems.
- 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: James E. McDonald Triple: [Condon Report, criticizedBy, James E. McDonald]
Generated description
James E. McDonald was an American atmospheric physicist and prominent UFO researcher who became one of the most vocal scientific critics of official U.S. government investigations into unidentified flying objects.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: James E. McDonald Target entity description: James E. McDonald was an American atmospheric physicist and prominent UFO researcher who became one of the most vocal scientific critics of official U.S. government investigations into unidentified flying objects.
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A.
Frank K. Edmondson
Frank K. Edmondson was an American astronomer and educator known for his contributions to galactic structure studies and his influential role in advancing astronomy education and professional organizations in the United States.
-
B.
Gerald R. Molen
Gerald R. Molen is an American film producer best known for his collaborations with Steven Spielberg on major films such as "Schindler’s List" and "Jurassic Park."
-
C.
George McConnell
George McConnell is an American guitarist best known for his tenure with the Southern rock/jam band Widespread Panic in the early 2000s.
-
D.
James L. Wilmeth
James L. Wilmeth was an American government official who served as a senior federal financial administrator in the early 20th century.
-
E.
Roger E. Broggie
Roger E. Broggie is a steam locomotive at Walt Disney World Railroad named in honor of Disney Imagineer and master machinist Roger E. Broggie, who was instrumental in developing Disney’s early railroad and ride systems.
- F. None of above. chosen
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_69d806b5a3c08190b42c267fb092f98a |
completed | April 9, 2026, 8:06 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69d99e8c2f1c819094f0970f35f18afa |
completed | April 11, 2026, 1:06 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a007581ba008190a6d558c8f4e861d6 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:09 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a007680bc7c81908c81ad690035ed47 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:13 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a007728680c819082a3bd7e84edb2b0 |
completed | May 10, 2026, 12:16 p.m. |
Created at: April 9, 2026, 9:31 p.m.