Great Texas Balloon Race
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The Great Texas Balloon Race is an annual hot air balloon festival and competition that attracts pilots and spectators from across the country to Longview, Texas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Great Texas Balloon Race canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6957600 — 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: Great Texas Balloon Race Context triple: [Longview, Texas, knownFor, Great Texas Balloon Race]
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A.
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic
The Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic is an annual hot air balloon festival and family-friendly event held in Decatur, Alabama, featuring colorful balloon launches, competitions, and entertainment.
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B.
Great Prosser Balloon Rally
The Great Prosser Balloon Rally is an annual hot air balloon festival in Prosser, Washington, featuring colorful balloon launches, community events, and family-friendly activities.
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C.
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a world-famous annual hot air balloon festival held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, featuring hundreds of colorful balloons and mass ascensions that attract visitors from around the globe.
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D.
Carolina BalloonFest
Carolina BalloonFest is an annual hot air balloon festival featuring mass ascensions, balloon rides, live entertainment, and family activities in Statesville, North Carolina.
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E.
Hot Air Balloon Festival
The Hot Air Balloon Festival is a colorful annual aviation event in Pampanga featuring hot air balloon flights, aerial exhibitions, and family-friendly attractions.
- 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: Great Texas Balloon Race Target entity description: The Great Texas Balloon Race is an annual hot air balloon festival and competition that attracts pilots and spectators from across the country to Longview, Texas.
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A.
Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic
The Alabama Jubilee Hot Air Balloon Classic is an annual hot air balloon festival and family-friendly event held in Decatur, Alabama, featuring colorful balloon launches, competitions, and entertainment.
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B.
Great Prosser Balloon Rally
The Great Prosser Balloon Rally is an annual hot air balloon festival in Prosser, Washington, featuring colorful balloon launches, community events, and family-friendly activities.
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C.
Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta
The Albuquerque International Balloon Fiesta is a world-famous annual hot air balloon festival held in Albuquerque, New Mexico, featuring hundreds of colorful balloons and mass ascensions that attract visitors from around the globe.
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D.
Carolina BalloonFest
Carolina BalloonFest is an annual hot air balloon festival featuring mass ascensions, balloon rides, live entertainment, and family activities in Statesville, North Carolina.
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E.
Hot Air Balloon Festival
The Hot Air Balloon Festival is a colorful annual aviation event in Pampanga featuring hot air balloon flights, aerial exhibitions, and family-friendly attractions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
balloon competition ⓘ hot air balloon festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | GTBR ⓘ |
| attracts |
hot air balloon pilots
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spectators ⓘ |
| attractsFrom | across the United States ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| features |
competitive balloon flights
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nighttime balloon glow events ⓘ special shape balloons ⓘ |
| foundedInPeriod | late 1970s ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
balloon glows
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family entertainment ⓘ hot air balloon competition ⓘ hot air balloon flights ⓘ live music ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasMotto | "The longest running hot-air balloon event in Texas" ⓘ |
| hasType |
community festival
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sporting event ⓘ tourist attraction ⓘ |
| hasVenue | East Texas Regional Airport ⓘ |
| hasWebsite | https://www.greattexasballoonrace.com/ ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
East Texas
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Gregg County, Texas ⓘ Longview, Texas ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| state | Texas ⓘ |
| typicalMonthHeld | July ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Great Texas Balloon Race Description of subject: The Great Texas Balloon Race is an annual hot air balloon festival and competition that attracts pilots and spectators from across the country to Longview, Texas.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.