Triple

T63087
Position Surface form Disambiguated ID Type / Status
Subject Special Forces Branch E1251 entity
Predicate typicalTeamDesignation P3667 FINISHED
Object Operational Detachment Alpha
Operational Detachment Alpha is a 12-person U.S. Army Special Forces team designed to conduct specialized missions such as unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and special reconnaissance.
E1251 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: Operational Detachment Alpha | Statement: [Special Forces Branch, typicalTeamDesignation, Operational Detachment Alpha]
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operational Detachment Alpha
Context triple: [Special Forces Branch, typicalTeamDesignation, Operational Detachment Alpha]
  • A. 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
    The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the "Night Stalkers," is an elite U.S. Army aviation unit specializing in highly classified, low-level, nighttime special operations missions using helicopters and other aircraft.
  • B. United States Army Rangers
    The United States Army Rangers are an elite light infantry special operations force of the U.S. Army known for rapid deployment, direct action raids, and specialized combat missions.
  • C. Special Forces Branch
    The Special Forces Branch is the United States Army’s elite component responsible for unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, and other specialized missions often conducted with small, highly trained teams.
  • D. U.S. Army Special Operations Command
    The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the Army’s primary headquarters for organizing, training, and deploying elite special operations forces for missions worldwide.
  • E. Special Reconnaissance Regiment
    The Special Reconnaissance Regiment is an elite, covert unit of the British Army specializing in intelligence gathering, surveillance, and support to special operations.
  • 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: Operational Detachment Alpha
Triple: [Special Forces Branch, typicalTeamDesignation, Operational Detachment Alpha]
Generated description
Operational Detachment Alpha is a 12-person U.S. Army Special Forces team designed to conduct specialized missions such as unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and special reconnaissance.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Operational Detachment Alpha
Target entity description: Operational Detachment Alpha is a 12-person U.S. Army Special Forces team designed to conduct specialized missions such as unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, and special reconnaissance.
  • A. 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment
    The 160th Special Operations Aviation Regiment, known as the "Night Stalkers," is an elite U.S. Army aviation unit specializing in highly classified, low-level, nighttime special operations missions using helicopters and other aircraft.
  • B. United States Army Rangers
    The United States Army Rangers are an elite light infantry special operations force of the U.S. Army known for rapid deployment, direct action raids, and specialized combat missions.
  • C. Special Forces Branch chosen
    The Special Forces Branch is the United States Army’s elite component responsible for unconventional warfare, foreign internal defense, special reconnaissance, and other specialized missions often conducted with small, highly trained teams.
  • D. U.S. Army Special Operations Command
    The U.S. Army Special Operations Command is the Army’s primary headquarters for organizing, training, and deploying elite special operations forces for missions worldwide.
  • E. Special Reconnaissance Regiment
    The Special Reconnaissance Regiment is an elite, covert unit of the British Army specializing in intelligence gathering, surveillance, and support to special operations.
  • F. None of above.
PD Predicate disambiguation gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target predicate: typicalTeamDesignation
Context triple: [Special Forces Branch, typicalTeamDesignation, Operational Detachment Alpha]
  • A. typeOfTeams
    Indicates the categories or kinds of teams to which an entity or group of entities belongs.
  • B. team1
    Indicates that the referenced entity is the first team or side participating in a competitive or relational context.
  • C. pennantTeam
    Indicates that a team has won or represents the league or conference pennant for a given season or competition.
  • D. team2
    Indicates that the second team involved in a competitive or collaborative context is associated with a given entity or event.
  • E. team1LaterKnownAs
    Indicates that the first team was later renamed to or became known by the identity of the second team.
  • 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_69a24ba4f760819081f6638a3c70538a completed Feb. 28, 2026, 1:57 a.m.
NER Named-entity recognition batch_69a24fd16c248190a6ee4cd96c388772 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) batch_69a2981ccdc0819093346109c126ea96 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 7:24 a.m.
NEDg Description generation batch_69a2987873d48190974c9847c3a51586 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 7:25 a.m.
NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) batch_69a2992eef7881908cb4cff9d91aab98 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 7:28 a.m.
PD Predicate disambiguation batch_69a24ea3c44081908fa3856969881d1f completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:10 a.m.
PDg Predicate description generation batch_69a24fcf5a88819088c5fa4c08476358 completed Feb. 28, 2026, 2:15 a.m.
Created at: Feb. 28, 2026, 2:02 a.m.