Triple
T22621946
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Donald Menzel |
E558303
|
entity |
| Predicate | notableWork |
P4
|
FINISHED |
| Object | UFOs: Flying Saucers—Myth, Truth, History |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 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: UFOs: Flying Saucers—Myth, Truth, History | Statement: [Donald Menzel, notableWork, UFOs: Flying Saucers—Myth, Truth, History]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UFOs: Flying Saucers—Myth, Truth, History Context triple: [Donald Menzel, notableWork, UFOs: Flying Saucers—Myth, Truth, History]
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A.
The Flying Saucers Are Real
The Flying Saucers Are Real is a 1950 book by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald Keyhoe that popularized the idea that UFOs are real extraterrestrial spacecraft and alleged a government cover-up of their existence.
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B.
UFOs: The Public Deceived
"UFOs: The Public Deceived" is a skeptical book by aviation journalist and UFO researcher Philip J. Klass that critically examines and debunks various UFO claims and reports.
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C.
UFOs Explained
"UFOs Explained" is a skeptical, investigative book by aviation journalist Philip J. Klass that analyzes and offers conventional explanations for prominent UFO sightings and cases.
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D.
The Hynek UFO Report
The Hynek UFO Report is a comprehensive book by astronomer and ufologist J. Allen Hynek that analyzes and categorizes notable UFO sightings and case studies from his work with the U.S. Air Force and beyond.
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E.
Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects
The Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, commonly known as the Condon Report, was a late-1960s U.S. Air Force–commissioned scientific investigation that concluded UFOs did not warrant further official study, heavily influencing subsequent government and academic attitudes toward the subject.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: UFOs: Flying Saucers—Myth, Truth, History Target entity description: "UFOs: Flying Saucers—Myth, Truth, History" is a skeptical, science-based examination of UFO phenomena by astronomer Donald Menzel that aims to debunk flying saucer claims and explain sightings through natural and psychological causes.
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A.
The Flying Saucers Are Real
The Flying Saucers Are Real is a 1950 book by retired U.S. Marine Corps Major Donald Keyhoe that popularized the idea that UFOs are real extraterrestrial spacecraft and alleged a government cover-up of their existence.
-
B.
UFOs: The Public Deceived
"UFOs: The Public Deceived" is a skeptical book by aviation journalist and UFO researcher Philip J. Klass that critically examines and debunks various UFO claims and reports.
-
C.
UFOs Explained
"UFOs Explained" is a skeptical, investigative book by aviation journalist Philip J. Klass that analyzes and offers conventional explanations for prominent UFO sightings and cases.
-
D.
The Hynek UFO Report
The Hynek UFO Report is a comprehensive book by astronomer and ufologist J. Allen Hynek that analyzes and categorizes notable UFO sightings and case studies from his work with the U.S. Air Force and beyond.
-
E.
Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects
The Scientific Study of Unidentified Flying Objects, commonly known as the Condon Report, was a late-1960s U.S. Air Force–commissioned scientific investigation that concluded UFOs did not warrant further official study, heavily influencing subsequent government and academic attitudes toward the subject.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 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_69e24545a8e08190bfa7482a2c725ff1 |
completed | April 17, 2026, 2:35 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f16e3ad6f48190b351a52e4b1d9b2d |
completed | April 29, 2026, 2:34 a.m. |
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3 p.m.