Triple

T23044056
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject STS-77 E573824 entity
Predicate commander P1061 FINISHED
Object John H. Casper — NE NERFINISHED

Named-entity recognition

Before disambiguation, gpt-5-mini classified whether the object phrase is a named entity — the step behind the object's NE type shown above.

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: John H. Casper | Statement: [STS-77, commander, John H. Casper]

Disambiguation candidates (1 decision)

The exact options the model was shown at each disambiguation step, with the option it chose highlighted — the evidence behind this triple's disambiguated ids.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07 
Target entity: John H. Casper
Context triple: [STS-77, commander, John H. Casper]
  • A. John H. Casper chosen
    John H. Casper is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force colonel who flew on multiple Space Shuttle missions and later held leadership roles within the astronaut corps.
  • B. Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz
    Cyrus L. W. Eidlitz was an American architect known for designing significant early skyscrapers and public buildings in New York City, including the New York Times Building at Times Square.
  • C. William H. Brinkerhoff
    William H. Brinkerhoff was a 19th-century New Jersey politician who served as a U.S. Representative from that state.
  • D. William H. Kirkland
    William H. Kirkland was the husband of actress and vaudeville performer June Havoc.
  • E. Jesse B. Oldendorf
    Jesse B. Oldendorf was a U.S. Navy admiral in World War II best known for orchestrating the decisive nighttime naval gunfire that helped annihilate a Japanese battleship force at the Battle of Surigao Strait.
  • F. None of above.
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

Provenance (2 batches)

Stage Batch ID Job type Status
creating batch_69e245b9c11481909d06c872214d21af elicitation completed
NER batch_69f18517083c8190a0850da5440e0a73 ner completed
Created at: April 17, 2026, 3:54 p.m.