Triple
T22278120
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Van Meter, Iowa |
E550657
|
entity |
| Predicate | hasLocalLegend |
P1582
|
FINISHED |
| Object |
Van Meter Visitor
The Van Meter Visitor is a legendary winged cryptid said to have terrorized the town of Van Meter, Iowa, in 1903 with its towering size, glowing horn, and eerie nocturnal appearances.
|
E1529011
|
NE FINISHED |
How this triple was built (4 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: Van Meter Visitor | Statement: [Van Meter, Iowa, hasLocalLegend, Van Meter Visitor]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Van Meter Visitor Context triple: [Van Meter, Iowa, hasLocalLegend, Van Meter Visitor]
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A.
Milhous
Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
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B.
Parmer
Parmer is a surname and place name that serves as a variant spelling of Palmer.
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C.
Ebersole
Ebersole is a surname most notably associated with American actress and singer Christine Ebersole.
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D.
Willart
Willart is a given name or surname that functions as a variant spelling of Willard.
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E.
Montignez
Montignez is a small former municipality in the canton of Jura in northwestern Switzerland, near the French border.
- 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: Van Meter Visitor Triple: [Van Meter, Iowa, hasLocalLegend, Van Meter Visitor]
Generated description
The Van Meter Visitor is a legendary winged cryptid said to have terrorized the town of Van Meter, Iowa, in 1903 with its towering size, glowing horn, and eerie nocturnal appearances.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Van Meter Visitor Target entity description: The Van Meter Visitor is a legendary winged cryptid said to have terrorized the town of Van Meter, Iowa, in 1903 with its towering size, glowing horn, and eerie nocturnal appearances.
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A.
Milhous
Milhous is the distinctive middle name of Richard Nixon, the 37th president of the United States.
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B.
Parmer
Parmer is a surname and place name that serves as a variant spelling of Palmer.
-
C.
Ebersole
Ebersole is a surname most notably associated with American actress and singer Christine Ebersole.
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D.
Willart
Willart is a given name or surname that functions as a variant spelling of Willard.
-
E.
Montignez
Montignez is a small former municipality in the canton of Jura in northwestern Switzerland, near the French border.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (5 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_69e11e44d538819097c6b8f333af3352 |
completed | April 16, 2026, 5:37 p.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69f14ea96948819081c1ae6c7b11ab62 |
completed | April 29, 2026, 12:19 a.m. |
| NED1 | Entity disambiguation (via context triple) | batch_6a0abca612008190bcb1c38523223ed7 |
completed | May 18, 2026, 7:15 a.m. |
| NEDg | Description generation | batch_6a0ac0d258d88190a73427e02373a4bc |
completed | May 18, 2026, 7:33 a.m. |
| NED2 | Entity disambiguation (via description) | batch_6a0ac1e9666c8190b183c069deaf487c |
completed | May 18, 2026, 7:38 a.m. |
Created at: April 16, 2026, 8:40 p.m.