Triple

T9047652
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Witchford E216797 entity
Predicate hasFormerRAFStation P65217 FINISHED
Object RAF Witchford
RAF Witchford was a Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Cambridgeshire, England, that operated during the Second World War.
E811327 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: RAF Witchford | Statement: [Witchford, hasFormerRAFStation, RAF Witchford]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RAF Witchford
Context triple: [Witchford, hasFormerRAFStation, RAF Witchford]
  • A. RAF Watton
    RAF Watton was a former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, used primarily for bomber and reconnaissance operations during the Second World War and the Cold War.
  • B. RAF Wittering
    RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, historically known as the "Home of the Harrier" and an important base for fast jet and support operations.
  • C. RAF Bircham Newton
    RAF Bircham Newton was a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, that served as an important base for maritime patrol, bomber, and training units during both World Wars.
  • D. RAF Fowlmere
    RAF Fowlmere was a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, used notably by Allied fighter squadrons during the Second World War.
  • E. RAF Chicksands
    RAF Chicksands is a former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, historically used as a major signals intelligence and listening post during the Cold 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: RAF Witchford
Triple: [Witchford, hasFormerRAFStation, RAF Witchford]
Generated description
RAF Witchford was a Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Cambridgeshire, England, that operated during the Second World War.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: RAF Witchford
Target entity description: RAF Witchford was a Royal Air Force bomber airfield in Cambridgeshire, England, that operated during the Second World War.
  • A. RAF Watton
    RAF Watton was a former Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, used primarily for bomber and reconnaissance operations during the Second World War and the Cold War.
  • B. RAF Wittering
    RAF Wittering is a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, historically known as the "Home of the Harrier" and an important base for fast jet and support operations.
  • C. RAF Bircham Newton
    RAF Bircham Newton was a Royal Air Force station in Norfolk, England, that served as an important base for maritime patrol, bomber, and training units during both World Wars.
  • D. RAF Fowlmere
    RAF Fowlmere was a Royal Air Force station in Cambridgeshire, England, used notably by Allied fighter squadrons during the Second World War.
  • E. RAF Chicksands
    RAF Chicksands is a former Royal Air Force station in Bedfordshire, England, historically used as a major signals intelligence and listening post during the Cold War.
  • F. None of above. chosen
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: hasFormerRAFStation
Context triple: [Witchford, hasFormerRAFStation, RAF Witchford]
  • A. USAAFStationNumber
    Indicates that a location is identified by its designated United States Army Air Forces (USAAF) station number.
  • B. hasFormerStation chosen
    Indicates that an entity previously had a particular station (e.g., a stop, depot, or facility) that is no longer in active use or part of its current infrastructure.
  • C. openedAsMilitaryAirfield
    Indicates that an airfield was originally established and began operation specifically for military aviation use.
  • D. hasFormerAirport
    Indicates that an entity previously had an airport that is no longer in operation or no longer exists.
  • E. isFormerMilitaryCenter
    Indicates that a place previously served as a military center or base but no longer holds that function.
  • F. None of above.

Provenance (6 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_69ca83d362e88190ae44b4e4dc194209 completed March 30, 2026, 2:08 p.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69cc6b5022c88190ab6b6de3c3830a41 completed April 1, 2026, 12:48 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69d1820133348190a25ba1ab3fc7359d completed April 4, 2026, 9:26 p.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69d182cb723881909f29b6a875e99da1 completed April 4, 2026, 9:29 p.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69d1833692788190990ad426b6502488 completed April 4, 2026, 9:31 p.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69cc5ee566b081909e3cdaf551dbd0ec completed March 31, 2026, 11:55 p.m.
Created at: March 30, 2026, 7:09 p.m.