Triple
T5152509
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | United Express |
E116228
|
entity |
| Predicate | formerOperator |
P179
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Colgan Air
Colgan Air was a U.S. regional airline that operated feeder flights for major carriers under brands such as United Express and Continental Connection before ceasing operations in 2012.
|
E498553
|
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: Colgan Air | Statement: [United Express, formerOperator, Colgan Air]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colgan Air Context triple: [United Express, formerOperator, Colgan Air]
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A.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled passenger flight that tragically crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2000 after a catastrophic mechanical failure, killing all 88 people on board and prompting major safety investigations and reforms.
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B.
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549 was the 2009 passenger flight that famously ditched in the Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines, with all 155 people on board surviving.
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C.
United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was a hijacked passenger flight during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to overpower the hijackers.
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D.
BEA Flight 609
BEA Flight 609 was the British European Airways charter flight that crashed in 1958 at Munich-Riem Airport, a tragedy remembered as the Munich air disaster that killed many Manchester United players and staff.
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E.
Air America
Air America was a covert airline operated by the CIA that conducted clandestine transport, supply, and reconnaissance missions across Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.
- 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: Colgan Air Triple: [United Express, formerOperator, Colgan Air]
Generated description
Colgan Air was a U.S. regional airline that operated feeder flights for major carriers under brands such as United Express and Continental Connection before ceasing operations in 2012.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Colgan Air Target entity description: Colgan Air was a U.S. regional airline that operated feeder flights for major carriers under brands such as United Express and Continental Connection before ceasing operations in 2012.
-
A.
Alaska Airlines Flight 261
Alaska Airlines Flight 261 was a scheduled passenger flight that tragically crashed into the Pacific Ocean in 2000 after a catastrophic mechanical failure, killing all 88 people on board and prompting major safety investigations and reforms.
-
B.
US Airways Flight 1549
US Airways Flight 1549 was the 2009 passenger flight that famously ditched in the Hudson River after a bird strike disabled both engines, with all 155 people on board surviving.
-
C.
United Airlines Flight 93
United Airlines Flight 93 was a hijacked passenger flight during the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks that crashed in Pennsylvania after passengers attempted to overpower the hijackers.
-
D.
BEA Flight 609
BEA Flight 609 was the British European Airways charter flight that crashed in 1958 at Munich-Riem Airport, a tragedy remembered as the Munich air disaster that killed many Manchester United players and staff.
-
E.
Air America
Air America was a covert airline operated by the CIA that conducted clandestine transport, supply, and reconnaissance missions across Southeast Asia during the Vietnam era.
- 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_69bd445d94788190b72e2cc563120995 |
completed | March 20, 2026, 12:58 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69bd78daab708190a42734a14dddb2fc |
completed | March 20, 2026, 4:42 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69bed0099afc8190badca81bd5efb8f6 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 5:06 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69bed3f4af288190beec97356b21f990 |
completed | March 21, 2026, 5:23 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69bed49625688190972acb1cb0c2a83b |
completed | March 21, 2026, 5:25 p.m. |
Created at: March 20, 2026, 1:44 p.m.