Triple

T15063891
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject The China Lake Murders E379705 entity
Predicate director P255 FINISHED
Object Alan Metzger NE NERFINISHED

How this triple was built (3 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: Alan Metzger | Statement: [The China Lake Murders, director, Alan Metzger]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Metzger
Context triple: [The China Lake Murders, director, Alan Metzger]
  • A. Philip Metzger
    Philip Metzger is a planetary scientist and former NASA physicist known for his research on lunar and asteroid regolith, in-situ resource utilization, and space industrialization.
  • B. Richard A. Metzger
    Richard A. Metzger is an American writer, television host, and co-founder of the countercultural website Disinformation, known for exploring fringe ideas, underground culture, and alternative media.
  • C. John Metzger
    John Metzger is a person notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Metzger surname, though further widely known distinguishing details are not provided.
  • D. Saul Metzstein
    Saul Metzstein is a Scottish film and television director known for his work on series such as Doctor Who.
  • E. Steven Fierberg
    Steven Fierberg is an American cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television series, including the romantic drama "Love & Other Drugs."
  • F. None of above. chosen
  • G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Alan Metzger
Target entity description: Alan Metzger is an American film and television director known for his work on crime and mystery projects, including the TV movie "The China Lake Murders."
  • A. Philip Metzger
    Philip Metzger is a planetary scientist and former NASA physicist known for his research on lunar and asteroid regolith, in-situ resource utilization, and space industrialization.
  • B. Richard A. Metzger
    Richard A. Metzger is an American writer, television host, and co-founder of the countercultural website Disinformation, known for exploring fringe ideas, underground culture, and alternative media.
  • C. John Metzger
    John Metzger is a person notable enough to be specifically cited as a bearer of the Metzger surname, though further widely known distinguishing details are not provided.
  • D. Saul Metzstein
    Saul Metzstein is a Scottish film and television director known for his work on series such as Doctor Who.
  • E. Steven Fierberg
    Steven Fierberg is an American cinematographer known for his work on feature films and television series, including the romantic drama "Love & Other Drugs."
  • F. None of above. chosen

Provenance (2 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_69d85cd7683881908d405c1b5d7b4f7f completed April 10, 2026, 2:13 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69dedee803ac81908bb7d66e49c2eb72 completed April 15, 2026, 12:42 a.m.
Created at: April 10, 2026, 3:02 a.m.