Triple

T16229619
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject VSS Enterprise E393943 entity
Predicate testPilotFatality P89185 FINISHED
Object Michael Alsbury
Michael Alsbury was an American test pilot for Scaled Composites who was killed during a 2014 test flight of the SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane.
E1251423 NE FINISHED

How this triple was built (5 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: Michael Alsbury | Statement: [VSS Enterprise, testPilotFatality, Michael Alsbury]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Alsbury
Context triple: [VSS Enterprise, testPilotFatality, Michael Alsbury]
  • A. John Bluthal
    John Bluthal was a Polish-born British actor best known for his comic roles in British television and film, including his memorable performance in the sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley."
  • B. Phil Dowson
    Phil Dowson is a former English rugby union player and current coach, best known for his long Premiership career with clubs like Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints and for representing England at international level.
  • C. James Algar
    James Algar was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his long career at Walt Disney Studios, where he worked on both animated features and nature documentaries.
  • D. John Dolman
    John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
  • E. Martin Boddey
    Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
  • 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: Michael Alsbury
Triple: [VSS Enterprise, testPilotFatality, Michael Alsbury]
Generated description
Michael Alsbury was an American test pilot for Scaled Composites who was killed during a 2014 test flight of the SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Michael Alsbury
Target entity description: Michael Alsbury was an American test pilot for Scaled Composites who was killed during a 2014 test flight of the SpaceShipTwo suborbital spaceplane.
  • A. John Bluthal
    John Bluthal was a Polish-born British actor best known for his comic roles in British television and film, including his memorable performance in the sitcom "The Vicar of Dibley."
  • B. Phil Dowson
    Phil Dowson is a former English rugby union player and current coach, best known for his long Premiership career with clubs like Newcastle Falcons and Northampton Saints and for representing England at international level.
  • C. James Algar
    James Algar was an American film director, producer, and screenwriter best known for his long career at Walt Disney Studios, where he worked on both animated features and nature documentaries.
  • D. John Dolman
    John Dolman was an English clergyman and benefactor of the late 16th century best known for establishing Pocklington School in Yorkshire.
  • E. Martin Boddey
    Martin Boddey was a British character actor known for his frequent supporting roles in mid-20th-century films and television, often portraying authority figures such as policemen and officials.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: testPilotFatality
Context triple: [VSS Enterprise, testPilotFatality, Michael Alsbury]
  • A. testPilotAt
    Indicates that an individual serves as a test pilot for a particular organization, program, or aircraft.
  • B. testPilot
    Indicates that an entity serves as a pilot responsible for testing and evaluating aircraft or related flight systems.
  • C. pilotAtFatalCrash chosen
    Indicates that the specified person was serving as the pilot at the time and location of a fatal crash.
  • D. testPilotOnFirstFlight
    Indicates that the person served as the test pilot during the inaugural flight of an aircraft or aerospace vehicle.
  • E. crewFatality
    Indicates that one or more members of a crew have died as a result of the related event or situation.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69d87f204df88190a8f88923decf9835 completed April 10, 2026, 4:40 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e23d2889688190ac04e4e9479cabf4 completed April 17, 2026, 2:01 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a0139e380bc81908452f6e8666f23ad completed May 11, 2026, 2:07 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a013c9808ec8190af5f0e61e797e63b completed May 11, 2026, 2:19 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a013d1576548190ae1f218a9a7960cc completed May 11, 2026, 2:21 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69e219e94a448190b73a4e6aa374eb4a completed April 17, 2026, 11:30 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:03 a.m.