Triple

T8847457
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject 4th Special Operations Squadron E210541 entity
Predicate aircraftOperated P1523 FINISHED
Object Douglas AC-47 Spooky
The Douglas AC-47 Spooky is a gunship variant of the C-47 transport aircraft, heavily armed for close air support and famously used by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.
E765015 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: Douglas AC-47 Spooky | Statement: [4th Special Operations Squadron, aircraftOperated, Douglas AC-47 Spooky]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas AC-47 Spooky
Context triple: [4th Special Operations Squadron, aircraftOperated, Douglas AC-47 Spooky]
  • A. AC-130 gunship
    The AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection.
  • B. AC-7
    AC-7 was a class of Southern Pacific Railroad articulated steam locomotives of the distinctive cab-forward design used primarily for heavy freight service over mountainous routes.
  • C. Bell UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the "Huey," is a widely used American military utility helicopter famed for its extensive service during the Vietnam War and its iconic status in aviation history.
  • D. CL-47
    CL-47 is the hull classification symbol for USS Boise, a Brooklyn-class light cruiser that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
  • E. MC-130 Combat Shadow
    The MC-130 Combat Shadow is a specialized U.S. Air Force special operations transport and refueling aircraft designed for clandestine infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, often at low altitude and in adverse conditions.
  • 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: Douglas AC-47 Spooky
Triple: [4th Special Operations Squadron, aircraftOperated, Douglas AC-47 Spooky]
Generated description
The Douglas AC-47 Spooky is a gunship variant of the C-47 transport aircraft, heavily armed for close air support and famously used by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Douglas AC-47 Spooky
Target entity description: The Douglas AC-47 Spooky is a gunship variant of the C-47 transport aircraft, heavily armed for close air support and famously used by the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War.
  • A. AC-130 gunship
    The AC-130 gunship is a heavily armed, long-endurance ground-attack variant of the C-130 Hercules transport aircraft used by the U.S. Air Force for close air support, air interdiction, and force protection.
  • B. AC-7
    AC-7 was a class of Southern Pacific Railroad articulated steam locomotives of the distinctive cab-forward design used primarily for heavy freight service over mountainous routes.
  • C. Bell UH-1 Iroquois
    The Bell UH-1 Iroquois, commonly known as the "Huey," is a widely used American military utility helicopter famed for its extensive service during the Vietnam War and its iconic status in aviation history.
  • D. CL-47
    CL-47 is the hull classification symbol for USS Boise, a Brooklyn-class light cruiser that served in the United States Navy during World War II.
  • E. MC-130 Combat Shadow
    The MC-130 Combat Shadow is a specialized U.S. Air Force special operations transport and refueling aircraft designed for clandestine infiltration, exfiltration, and resupply of special operations forces, often at low altitude and in adverse conditions.
  • 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_69ca838967bc8190b46c3c80a2887ea4 completed March 30, 2026, 2:07 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc60a9194c8190bdfefc55a8fb29a3 completed April 1, 2026, 12:02 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69cfab821e808190a918bf787cde54b6 completed April 3, 2026, 11:58 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69cfad8cb9cc81909d4df290c7411898 completed April 3, 2026, 12:07 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69cfae0141b48190a443ae181a495bf6 completed April 3, 2026, 12:09 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 6:49 p.m.