Meudon balloon park
E508989
Meudon balloon park was a French military aeronautical facility near Paris that served as a key base for the French Aerostatic Corps’ balloon operations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Meudon balloon park canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5285753 — 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: Meudon balloon park Context triple: [French Aerostatic Corps, garrison, Meudon balloon park]
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A.
Parque París
Parque París is a public park in Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain, known as a local green space for recreation and leisure.
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B.
Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park
Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park is a large protected landscape in northeastern France known for its rounded mountain summits, forests, and traditional rural villages within the Vosges range.
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C.
Parc Jouvet
Parc Jouvet is a large public park and botanical garden in Valence, France, known for its landscaped lawns, ornamental ponds, and views over the Rhône River.
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D.
Bois-Préau park
Bois-Préau park is a historic landscaped park in Rueil-Malmaison, France, known for its tranquil wooded grounds and association with the former imperial estate of Joséphine de Beauharnais.
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E.
Parc de la Villette
Parc de la Villette is a large contemporary cultural park in northeastern Paris, known for its bold postmodern architecture, themed gardens, and major cultural venues such as the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie and concert halls.
- 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: Meudon balloon park Target entity description: Meudon balloon park was a French military aeronautical facility near Paris that served as a key base for the French Aerostatic Corps’ balloon operations.
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A.
Parque París
Parque París is a public park in Las Rozas de Madrid, Spain, known as a local green space for recreation and leisure.
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B.
Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park
Ballons des Vosges Regional Natural Park is a large protected landscape in northeastern France known for its rounded mountain summits, forests, and traditional rural villages within the Vosges range.
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C.
Parc Jouvet
Parc Jouvet is a large public park and botanical garden in Valence, France, known for its landscaped lawns, ornamental ponds, and views over the Rhône River.
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D.
Bois-Préau park
Bois-Préau park is a historic landscaped park in Rueil-Malmaison, France, known for its tranquil wooded grounds and association with the former imperial estate of Joséphine de Beauharnais.
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E.
Parc de la Villette
Parc de la Villette is a large contemporary cultural park in northeastern Paris, known for its bold postmodern architecture, themed gardens, and major cultural venues such as the Cité des Sciences et de l’Industrie and concert halls.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
balloon park
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military aeronautical facility ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | French ⓘ |
| historicalUse |
balloon inflation and launch site
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training site for balloon crews ⓘ |
| locatedIn | Meudon ⓘ |
| locatedInAdministrativeTerritory |
Île-de-France
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linked to:
Île-de-France region
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| locatedNear | Paris ⓘ |
| locatedOn | outskirts of Paris ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | French Aerostatic Corps ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Paris ⓘ |
| notableFor |
role in early French military aviation
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supporting observation and communication by balloon ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
French Aerostatic Corps
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French Army ⓘ |
| partOf |
French military aeronautical infrastructure
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French military balloon network ⓘ |
| transportMode | lighter-than-air aviation ⓘ |
| usedBy |
French balloonists
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French military engineers ⓘ |
| usedDuring | Franco-Prussian War ⓘ |
| usedFor |
aeronautical experiments
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military balloon operations ⓘ observation balloon deployment ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Meudon balloon park Description of subject: Meudon balloon park was a French military aeronautical facility near Paris that served as a key base for the French Aerostatic Corps’ balloon operations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.