Triple

T602411
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Enola Gay E11520 entity
Predicate crewPositionOnHiroshimaMission P17889 FINISHED
Object navigator: Theodore Van Kirk
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk was the U.S. Army Air Forces officer who served as the navigator on the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II.
E75419 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: navigator: Theodore Van Kirk | Statement: [Enola Gay, crewPositionOnHiroshimaMission, navigator: Theodore Van Kirk]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: navigator: Theodore Van Kirk
Context triple: [Enola Gay, crewPositionOnHiroshimaMission, navigator: Theodore Van Kirk]
  • A. Theodore
    Theodore is a masculine given name of Greek origin, meaning "gift of God," from which the nickname Ted is derived.
  • B. Edward Linden
    Edward Linden was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early Hollywood films, including the pioneering visual effects and photography of the 1933 monster movie "King Kong."
  • C. Turner
    Turner is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, sports, and entertainment.
  • D. Pierce Anderson
    Pierce Anderson was an American architect best known for his work with the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, contributing to major Beaux-Arts and classical revival buildings in the early 20th century.
  • E. Willis Van Devanter
    Willis Van Devanter was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1911 to 1937 and was known as a leading conservative voice on the Court during the early 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: navigator: Theodore Van Kirk
Triple: [Enola Gay, crewPositionOnHiroshimaMission, navigator: Theodore Van Kirk]
Generated description
Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk was the U.S. Army Air Forces officer who served as the navigator on the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: navigator: Theodore Van Kirk
Target entity description: Theodore "Dutch" Van Kirk was the U.S. Army Air Forces officer who served as the navigator on the Enola Gay during the atomic bombing of Hiroshima in World War II.
  • A. Theodore
    Theodore is a masculine given name of Greek origin, meaning "gift of God," from which the nickname Ted is derived.
  • B. Edward Linden
    Edward Linden was an American cinematographer best known for his work on classic early Hollywood films, including the pioneering visual effects and photography of the 1933 monster movie "King Kong."
  • C. Turner
    Turner is a common English surname borne by numerous notable individuals across politics, arts, sports, and entertainment.
  • D. Pierce Anderson
    Pierce Anderson was an American architect best known for his work with the firm Graham, Anderson, Probst & White, contributing to major Beaux-Arts and classical revival buildings in the early 20th century.
  • E. Willis Van Devanter
    Willis Van Devanter was an American jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court from 1911 to 1937 and was known as a leading conservative voice on the Court during the early 20th century.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: crewPositionOnHiroshimaMission
Context triple: [Enola Gay, crewPositionOnHiroshimaMission, navigator: Theodore Van Kirk]
  • A. roleAtPearlHarbor
    Indicates the specific role, position, or function an entity held in relation to the events at Pearl Harbor.
  • B. commanderJapan
    Indicates that an entity serves as the military commander of Japan or of Japanese forces.
  • C. turretCrew
    Indicates that an entity serves as a crew member operating or manning a turret associated with another entity.
  • D. crew
    Indicates that one entity serves as the group of people who operate, staff, or work on another entity (such as a vehicle, vessel, or production).
  • E. intendedCrewVehicle
    Indicates that a particular vehicle is designated or planned to be used by a specific crew.
  • 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_69a4932779b881908688590d59c71900 completed March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a49e574444819087999404f3e3ffd9 completed March 1, 2026, 8:15 p.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a521704f3081909c1dbb3b030e79ec completed March 2, 2026, 5:34 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a521e8eb7c819084a5485b4f71bb93 completed March 2, 2026, 5:36 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a5226144f881908e0d1add6be6e156 completed March 2, 2026, 5:38 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a49cf701e08190966d06b9ff4b582b completed March 1, 2026, 8:09 p.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a49e55b2248190b0ae3d692c0fa143 completed March 1, 2026, 8:15 p.m.
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:35 p.m.