Triple
T4864680
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Buffalo Soldiers |
E108738
|
entity |
| Predicate | decoratedMember |
P59477
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Henry O. Flipper
Henry O. Flipper was the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a pioneering Black officer in the U.S. Army.
|
E475621
|
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: Henry O. Flipper | Statement: [Buffalo Soldiers, decoratedMember, Henry O. Flipper]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry O. Flipper Context triple: [Buffalo Soldiers, decoratedMember, Henry O. Flipper]
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A.
Oliver Otis Howard
Oliver Otis Howard was a Union Civil War general and prominent Reconstruction-era leader who later became a key advocate for African American education and civil rights.
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B.
Lewis R. First
Lewis R. First is a prominent American pediatrician and academic leader best known for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Pediatrics.
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C.
Lt. Eugene M. Bradley
Lt. Eugene M. Bradley was a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot whose fatal training accident in 1941 led to the naming of Bradley International Airport in his honor.
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D.
Wilbert Montgomery
Wilbert Montgomery is a former NFL running back best known for his prolific rushing career with the Philadelphia Eagles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including key performances that helped lead the team to Super Bowl XV.
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E.
Henry W. Lawton
Henry W. Lawton was a highly regarded U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient who served prominently in the Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War, and the Philippine–American War.
- 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: Henry O. Flipper Triple: [Buffalo Soldiers, decoratedMember, Henry O. Flipper]
Generated description
Henry O. Flipper was the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a pioneering Black officer in the U.S. Army.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Henry O. Flipper Target entity description: Henry O. Flipper was the first African American graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point and a pioneering Black officer in the U.S. Army.
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A.
Oliver Otis Howard
Oliver Otis Howard was a Union Civil War general and prominent Reconstruction-era leader who later became a key advocate for African American education and civil rights.
-
B.
Lewis R. First
Lewis R. First is a prominent American pediatrician and academic leader best known for serving as editor-in-chief of the journal Pediatrics.
-
C.
Lt. Eugene M. Bradley
Lt. Eugene M. Bradley was a U.S. Army Air Corps pilot whose fatal training accident in 1941 led to the naming of Bradley International Airport in his honor.
-
D.
Wilbert Montgomery
Wilbert Montgomery is a former NFL running back best known for his prolific rushing career with the Philadelphia Eagles in the late 1970s and early 1980s, including key performances that helped lead the team to Super Bowl XV.
-
E.
Henry W. Lawton
Henry W. Lawton was a highly regarded U.S. Army officer and Medal of Honor recipient who served prominently in the Indian Wars, the Spanish–American War, and the Philippine–American War.
- F. None of above. chosen
PD
Predicate disambiguation
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: decoratedMember Context triple: [Buffalo Soldiers, decoratedMember, Henry O. Flipper]
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A.
decoratedFor
Indicates that an entity has received a decoration, award, or honor in recognition of a specific action, service, or achievement.
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B.
hasDecor
Indicates that one entity possesses, features, or is adorned with a particular decorative element or style.
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C.
relatedDecoration
Indicates that one decoration is associated with, complements, or is contextually linked to another decoration.
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D.
confersIndividualDecoration
Indicates that an individual is formally awarded a specific decoration, honor, or medal.
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E.
decorationClass
Indicates that one entity serves as a decorative classification or style category applied to another entity.
- 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_69bd440b965081908b0557721cae6338 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:56 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd6d7718e48190af4c0d1abfa87795 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:53 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69be5cfdb3248190a16a5f3fb97d4950 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 8:55 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69be607df6648190be22b5bc0d6531b4 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:10 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69be611da7c08190b644cfbcb30741fc |
completed | March 21, 2026, 9:13 a.m. |
| PD | Predicate disambiguation | batch_69bd6c27334481909ba8ac80854f7d8e |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:47 p.m. |
| PDg | Predicate description generation | batch_69bd6cfa8bd881908e376ab286759cc2 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 3:51 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:26 p.m.