Triple
T2975188
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Lockheed Vega |
E80376
|
entity |
| Predicate | operator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Western Air Express
Western Air Express was an early American airline that operated passenger and mail services in the western United States during the late 1920s and 1930s.
|
E322884
|
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: Western Air Express | Statement: [Lockheed Vega, operator, Western Air Express]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Air Express Context triple: [Lockheed Vega, operator, Western Air Express]
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A.
Union Airways
Union Airways was an early South African airline that later became part of the national carrier, South African Airways.
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B.
Varney Air Lines
Varney Air Lines was an early U.S. airmail and passenger carrier that became one of the key predecessors of modern United Airlines.
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C.
McGee Airways
McGee Airways was an early Alaskan airline founded in the 1930s that evolved through mergers and rebranding into what is now Alaska Airlines.
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D.
Pacific Western Airlines
Pacific Western Airlines was a major Canadian regional and domestic carrier that operated from the mid-20th century until its 1987 merger into Canadian Airlines.
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E.
Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways was a pioneering and iconic American international airline that helped popularize long-haul jet travel in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Western Air Express Triple: [Lockheed Vega, operator, Western Air Express]
Generated description
Western Air Express was an early American airline that operated passenger and mail services in the western United States during the late 1920s and 1930s.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Western Air Express Target entity description: Western Air Express was an early American airline that operated passenger and mail services in the western United States during the late 1920s and 1930s.
-
A.
Union Airways
Union Airways was an early South African airline that later became part of the national carrier, South African Airways.
-
B.
Varney Air Lines
Varney Air Lines was an early U.S. airmail and passenger carrier that became one of the key predecessors of modern United Airlines.
-
C.
McGee Airways
McGee Airways was an early Alaskan airline founded in the 1930s that evolved through mergers and rebranding into what is now Alaska Airlines.
-
D.
Pacific Western Airlines
Pacific Western Airlines was a major Canadian regional and domestic carrier that operated from the mid-20th century until its 1987 merger into Canadian Airlines.
-
E.
Pan American World Airways
Pan American World Airways was a pioneering and iconic American international airline that helped popularize long-haul jet travel in the mid-20th century.
- 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_69ad8b14ffe881908ffed62f9595c867 |
completed | March 8, 2026, 2:43 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69ad99894bb0819099fa5cc5166c0eeb |
completed | March 8, 2026, 3:45 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69b1eede693c8190a49be9d267bed6fa |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:38 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69b1ef97b8a88190b5d6c526c32d1b31 |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:41 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69b1f0df33808190900b0422a8057bfd |
completed | March 11, 2026, 10:46 p.m. |
Created at: March 8, 2026, 2:58 p.m.