Mass Ascension
E386612
Mass Ascension is the signature event of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, during which hundreds of hot air balloons launch together in a coordinated, spectacular dawn or morning display.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mass Ascension canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3761896 — 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: Mass Ascension Context triple: [Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, hasEvent, Mass Ascension]
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A.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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B.
Risen
Risen is a 2016 biblical drama film that follows a Roman tribune investigating the mysterious disappearance of Jesus’ body after the crucifixion.
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C.
The Rapture
The Rapture is an American dance-punk band known for fusing post-punk, electronica, and indie rock, particularly prominent in the early 2000s New York music scene.
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D.
Keys to Ascension
Keys to Ascension is a live and studio album by the progressive rock band Yes, featuring classic lineup performances and new material recorded in the mid-1990s.
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E.
Lux Aeterna
Lux Aeterna is a haunting minimalist orchestral piece by composer Clint Mansell, best known as the iconic theme from the film Requiem for a Dream.
- 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: Mass Ascension Target entity description: Mass Ascension is the signature event of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, during which hundreds of hot air balloons launch together in a coordinated, spectacular dawn or morning display.
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A.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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B.
Risen
Risen is a 2016 biblical drama film that follows a Roman tribune investigating the mysterious disappearance of Jesus’ body after the crucifixion.
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C.
The Rapture
The Rapture is an American dance-punk band known for fusing post-punk, electronica, and indie rock, particularly prominent in the early 2000s New York music scene.
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D.
Keys to Ascension
Keys to Ascension is a live and studio album by the progressive rock band Yes, featuring classic lineup performances and new material recorded in the mid-1990s.
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E.
Lux Aeterna
Lux Aeterna is a haunting minimalist orchestral piece by composer Clint Mansell, best known as the iconic theme from the film Requiem for a Dream.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballooning event
ⓘ
signature event ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta schedule ⓘ |
| attracts |
photographers
ⓘ
spectators ⓘ tourists ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName | mass balloon launch ⓘ |
| hasApproximateScale | hundreds of participating hot air balloons ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
coordinated launch
ⓘ
hundreds of balloons participating ⓘ large-scale display ⓘ visual spectacle ⓘ |
| hasFrequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English (event name) ⓘ |
| hasLocation |
Albuquerque
ⓘ
New Mexico ⓘ United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| hasPurpose |
celebration of ballooning
ⓘ
public entertainment ⓘ |
| isKeyAttractionOf | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ⓘ |
| notableFor |
colorful balloons filling the sky
ⓘ
simultaneous balloon launches ⓘ |
| organizedBy | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta organizers ⓘ |
| partOf | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta ⓘ |
| requires |
air traffic coordination
ⓘ
favorable weather conditions ⓘ |
| takesPlaceDuring | Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta morning sessions ⓘ |
| typicalTimeOfDay |
dawn
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morning ⓘ |
| uses | hot air balloon ⓘ |
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
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Mass Ascension Description of subject: Mass Ascension is the signature event of the Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta, during which hundreds of hot air balloons launch together in a coordinated, spectacular dawn or morning display.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.