Triple

T16574952
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory E402684 entity
Predicate predecessor P97 FINISHED
Object Ordnance Department Ballistic Section
The Ordnance Department Ballistic Section was an early U.S. Army research unit focused on the scientific study and improvement of ballistics and weapon performance.
E1221223 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: Ordnance Department Ballistic Section | Statement: [U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, predecessor, Ordnance Department Ballistic Section]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ordnance Department Ballistic Section
Context triple: [U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, predecessor, Ordnance Department Ballistic Section]
  • A. Munitions Directorate
    The Munitions Directorate is a division of the U.S. Air Force’s primary research organization that focuses on developing advanced weapons, munitions technologies, and related air-delivered capabilities.
  • B. Directorate General of Ordnance Services
    The Directorate General of Ordnance Services is the apex logistics authority in the Indian Army responsible for overseeing ordnance management, supply, and maintenance of military equipment and stores.
  • C. Munitions Board
    The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
  • D. Ordnance Office, London
    The Ordnance Office, London was the central administrative headquarters responsible for managing Britain’s military supplies, artillery, and fortifications.
  • E. Armaments Bureau
    The Armaments Bureau is a military agency of Taiwan responsible for the research, development, production, and procurement of weapons and defense equipment for the Republic of China Armed Forces.
  • 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: Ordnance Department Ballistic Section
Triple: [U.S. Army Ballistic Research Laboratory, predecessor, Ordnance Department Ballistic Section]
Generated description
The Ordnance Department Ballistic Section was an early U.S. Army research unit focused on the scientific study and improvement of ballistics and weapon performance.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ordnance Department Ballistic Section
Target entity description: The Ordnance Department Ballistic Section was an early U.S. Army research unit focused on the scientific study and improvement of ballistics and weapon performance.
  • A. Munitions Directorate
    The Munitions Directorate is a division of the U.S. Air Force’s primary research organization that focuses on developing advanced weapons, munitions technologies, and related air-delivered capabilities.
  • B. Directorate General of Ordnance Services
    The Directorate General of Ordnance Services is the apex logistics authority in the Indian Army responsible for overseeing ordnance management, supply, and maintenance of military equipment and stores.
  • C. Munitions Board
    The Munitions Board was a U.S. defense agency responsible for coordinating the procurement, production, and allocation of military supplies and equipment among the armed services.
  • D. Ordnance Office, London
    The Ordnance Office, London was the central administrative headquarters responsible for managing Britain’s military supplies, artillery, and fortifications.
  • E. Armaments Bureau
    The Armaments Bureau is a military agency of Taiwan responsible for the research, development, production, and procurement of weapons and defense equipment for the Republic of China Armed Forces.
  • 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_69d88387363c8190a97a0c942130de97 completed April 10, 2026, 4:58 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69e3595bbbbc8190b023f4872908c031 completed April 18, 2026, 10:13 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_6a006eea409c8190808170a0b3f4bd17 completed May 10, 2026, 11:41 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_6a006f7ca0dc8190a75d84d9ffbf83e0 completed May 10, 2026, 11:43 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_6a00705453c081909e8401024e92b5aa completed May 10, 2026, 11:47 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 5:16 a.m.