Triple
T1116628
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercury program |
E11114
|
entity |
| Predicate | astronaut |
P25124
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Wally Schirra
Wally Schirra was a NASA astronaut and naval aviator who became the only person to fly in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs.
|
E138318
|
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: Wally Schirra | Statement: [Mercury program, astronaut, Wally Schirra]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wally Schirra Context triple: [Mercury program, astronaut, Wally Schirra]
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A.
Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter was one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth.
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B.
Frank Borman
Frank Borman is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer best known for commanding the historic Apollo 8 mission, the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
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C.
Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom was an early NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force test pilot who became the second American to fly in space and later commanded the first crewed Gemini mission.
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D.
Thomas Stafford
Thomas Stafford is a retired United States Air Force general and NASA astronaut best known for commanding the Apollo 10 mission and the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.
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E.
Michael Collins
Michael Collins was a leading Irish revolutionary and statesman who played a pivotal role in the struggle for independence and the formation of the Irish Free State.
- 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: Wally Schirra Triple: [Mercury program, astronaut, Wally Schirra]
Generated description
Wally Schirra was a NASA astronaut and naval aviator who became the only person to fly in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Wally Schirra Target entity description: Wally Schirra was a NASA astronaut and naval aviator who became the only person to fly in the Mercury, Gemini, and Apollo space programs.
-
A.
Scott Carpenter
Scott Carpenter was one of NASA’s original Mercury Seven astronauts and the second American to orbit the Earth.
-
B.
Frank Borman
Frank Borman is a former NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force officer best known for commanding the historic Apollo 8 mission, the first crewed spacecraft to orbit the Moon.
-
C.
Gus Grissom
Gus Grissom was an early NASA astronaut and U.S. Air Force test pilot who became the second American to fly in space and later commanded the first crewed Gemini mission.
-
D.
Thomas Stafford
Thomas Stafford is a retired United States Air Force general and NASA astronaut best known for commanding the Apollo 10 mission and the Apollo–Soyuz Test Project.
-
E.
Michael Collins
Michael Collins was a leading Irish revolutionary and statesman who played a pivotal role in the struggle for independence and the formation of the Irish Free State.
- 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_69a493252a648190ac48f8742474a5e8 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 7:27 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69a4bf0ecd448190affb5c24c3520732 |
completed | March 1, 2026, 10:34 p.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_69ac7f2dc92481909ee6d9d6d4257f1b |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:40 p.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_69ac7f9a55dc819098204d53aac70ef3 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:42 p.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_69ac80c3c6b08190a99119f5661c0157 |
completed | March 7, 2026, 7:47 p.m. |
Created at: March 1, 2026, 7:43 p.m.