Triple

T258467
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject United States Army Air Forces E5487 entity
Predicate mainBomberAircraft P10268 FINISHED
Object Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine American heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its durability, long-range strategic bombing role, and extensive use in the European theater.
E34359 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: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress | Statement: [United States Army Air Forces, mainBomberAircraft, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Context triple: [United States Army Air Forces, mainBomberAircraft, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]
  • A. B-29 Superfortress
    The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
  • B. Heinkel He 111
    The Heinkel He 111 was a German twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Luftwaffe during the early years of World War II, especially in major air campaigns over Europe.
  • C. Avro Lancaster
    The Avro Lancaster was a British four‑engined heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its night bombing raids and precision attacks such as the famous "Dambusters" mission.
  • D. Vickers Wellington
    The Vickers Wellington was a British twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II, noted for its geodetic airframe construction and extensive service in night bombing and maritime roles.
  • E. North American P-51 Mustang
    The North American P-51 Mustang is a World War II-era American long-range fighter aircraft renowned for its pivotal role in gaining air superiority over Europe.
  • 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: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Triple: [United States Army Air Forces, mainBomberAircraft, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]
Generated description
The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine American heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its durability, long-range strategic bombing role, and extensive use in the European theater.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress
Target entity description: The Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress is a four-engine American heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its durability, long-range strategic bombing role, and extensive use in the European theater.
  • A. B-29 Superfortress
    The B-29 Superfortress was a long-range, four-engine heavy bomber developed by the United States during World War II, notable for its advanced technology and its role in strategic bombing campaigns over Japan.
  • B. Heinkel He 111
    The Heinkel He 111 was a German twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Luftwaffe during the early years of World War II, especially in major air campaigns over Europe.
  • C. Avro Lancaster
    The Avro Lancaster was a British four‑engined heavy bomber of World War II, renowned for its night bombing raids and precision attacks such as the famous "Dambusters" mission.
  • D. Vickers Wellington
    The Vickers Wellington was a British twin‑engine medium bomber widely used by the Royal Air Force during the early years of World War II, noted for its geodetic airframe construction and extensive service in night bombing and maritime roles.
  • E. North American P-51 Mustang
    The North American P-51 Mustang is a World War II-era American long-range fighter aircraft renowned for its pivotal role in gaining air superiority over Europe.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: mainBomberAircraft
Context triple: [United States Army Air Forces, mainBomberAircraft, Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress]
  • A. primaryGermanBomberAircraft
    Indicates that the subject is the main type of bomber aircraft used by Germany in a given context or period.
  • B. launchedAircraftIn
    Indicates that an entity initiated the takeoff or deployment of an aircraft within a specified location or context.
  • C. primaryGermanFighterAircraft
    Indicates that the subject is the main or principal fighter aircraft used by Germany in a given context or time period.
  • D. aircraftType
    Indicates the specific model or category of aircraft associated with an entity or event.
  • E. aircraftAlliedApprox
    Indicates that one aircraft is approximately allied with another, reflecting a likely but not definitively confirmed friendly relationship between them.
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (7 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_69a2580a64ac8190ad76e34bb0715b5e completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:50 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a25f921c2881908821ca2c03815eae completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:22 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a389ab230c8190982eead1ef7b5c75 completed March 1, 2026, 12:34 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a38a0114b481908c9363e926b4b3ae completed March 1, 2026, 12:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a38a699a6081908c167ce9ad55a660 completed March 1, 2026, 12:38 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a25b6b3ea88190bbd858999e42efae completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:05 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a25f9163f881909232f8aea502cf80 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 3:22 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:55 a.m.