White Sands Missile Range
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White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
All labels observed (16)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T134096 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: White Sands Missile Range Context triple: [Trinity test site, New Mexico, locatedIn, White Sands Missile Range]
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A.
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Southern California known as a primary site for flight testing, aerospace research, and historic aviation milestones.
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B.
Fort Irwin National Training Center
Fort Irwin National Training Center is a major U.S. Army training installation in California known for large-scale, realistic combat exercises in a remote desert environment.
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C.
Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Air and Space Port is a civilian aerospace test center and spaceflight hub in California known for experimental aircraft development and commercial spaceflight activities.
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D.
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station is a major U.S. Navy research, development, testing, and evaluation facility for naval aviation weapons and technology.
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E.
Pueblo Chemical Depot
Pueblo Chemical Depot is a U.S. Army installation in Colorado historically used for the storage and destruction of chemical weapons.
- 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: White Sands Missile Range Target entity description: White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
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A.
Edwards Air Force Base
Edwards Air Force Base is a major U.S. Air Force installation in Southern California known as a primary site for flight testing, aerospace research, and historic aviation milestones.
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B.
Fort Irwin National Training Center
Fort Irwin National Training Center is a major U.S. Army training installation in California known for large-scale, realistic combat exercises in a remote desert environment.
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C.
Mojave Air and Space Port
Mojave Air and Space Port is a civilian aerospace test center and spaceflight hub in California known for experimental aircraft development and commercial spaceflight activities.
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D.
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station
China Lake Naval Air Weapons Station is a major U.S. Navy research, development, testing, and evaluation facility for naval aviation weapons and technology.
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E.
Pueblo Chemical Depot
Pueblo Chemical Depot is a U.S. Army installation in Colorado historically used for the storage and destruction of chemical weapons.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
United States Army facility
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military installation ⓘ missile test range ⓘ |
| area |
over 3,200 square miles
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over 8,000 square kilometers ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Multiple Launch Rocket System testing
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Nike missile testing ⓘ Patriot missile testing ⓘ Pershing missile testing ⓘ V-2 rocket testing ⓘ early U.S. space program testing ⓘ |
| controlledBy |
U.S. Army
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linked to:
United States Army
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| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfEvent |
Trinity nuclear test, 16 July 1945
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linked to:
Trinity test site, New Mexico
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| distinction | largest military installation in the United States by land area ⓘ |
| established | 1945 ⓘ |
| formerName |
White Sands Proving Ground
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linked to:
White Sands Missile Range
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| garrison |
White Sands Missile Range Garrison
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linked to:
White Sands Missile Range
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| hasRunway | White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site) ⓘ |
| hosts |
Trinity Site National Historic Landmark
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linked to:
Trinity test site, New Mexico
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| locatedIn |
Dona Ana County, New Mexico
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Lincoln County, New Mexico ⓘ New Mexico ⓘ Otero County, New Mexico ⓘ Sierra County, New Mexico ⓘ Socorro County, New Mexico ⓘ |
| location | southern New Mexico ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
White Sands (gypsum dune field)
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linked to:
White Sands National Park
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| near |
Alamogordo, New Mexico
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linked to:
Alamogordo
Las Cruces, New Mexico ⓘ White Sands National Park ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
Trinity nuclear test
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linked to:
Trinity test device
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| openToPublic | Trinity Site, limited days per year ⓘ |
| operator | United States Army ⓘ |
| partOf | U.S. Army Test and Evaluation Command ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
missile testing
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research and development ⓘ weapons systems testing ⓘ |
| siteOf | first atomic bomb detonation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
NASA
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defense contractors ⓘ other U.S. military services ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aeronautical research
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air defense missile testing ⓘ artillery testing ⓘ ballistic missile testing ⓘ directed energy weapons testing ⓘ electronic warfare testing ⓘ space launch and tracking ⓘ unmanned aerial systems testing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: White Sands Missile Range Description of subject: White Sands Missile Range is a major U.S. Army testing facility in southern New Mexico known for missile and weapons testing and as the site of the first atomic bomb detonation.
Referenced by (48)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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subject linked to:
White Sands Space Harbor (former Shuttle landing site)
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Bataan Death March Memorial Monument (New Mexico, USA)
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locatedIn
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United States Army White Sands Missile Range
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Bataan Death March Memorial Monument (New Mexico, USA)
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locatedOn
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White Sands Missile Range main post
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Pad Abort 1 test
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Pad Abort 1 test
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