Air carrier came in close proximity to opposite direction fgt's below.

Attributes
ACN	126990
Time
Date	198911
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : amg
State Reference	GA
Altitude	msl bound lower : 19000 msl bound upper : 20000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	artcc : zjx tower : atl
Operator	common carrier : air carrier
Make Model Name	Medium Large Transport, Low Wing, 2 Turbojet Eng
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Fighter
Flight Phase	cruise other
Flight Plan	IFR
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : instrument pilot : atp pilot : commercial
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 180 flight time total : 12000 flight time type : 7000
ASRS Report	126990
Person 2
Affiliation	company : air carrier
Function	flight crew : first officer
Qualification	pilot : atp
Events
Anomaly	other anomaly other
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 1000
Supplementary
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

During climb to assigned altitude of FL230, after takeoff from tlh to clt and climbing through FL200, heading 060 degrees at 310 KTS, the captain caught a glimpse of a high-speed moving object at 1 O'clock, very near, moving right to left, opp direction. In the blink of an eye, the object (a military fgt), appeared below the left side window, having passed directly under the cockpit, very close, and continued off to our left on approximately 300 degree heading, diverging. The entire sighting lasted not over 2 seconds, and was so brief that it was impossible to judge vertical sep--but the jet appeared very close. Simultaneous with this sighting, ATC reported a flight of 2 fgt's at 11 O'clock and 1 mi, at FL190. The captain responded, 'it's a good thing we're through 200.' we could just as easily have been at FL190 in our climb. It's unknown whether either fgt took evasive action, and the second fgt was never seen. The sector ATC frequency was 124.60, valdosta approach control.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: ACR CAME IN CLOSE PROX TO OPPOSITE DIRECTION FGT'S BELOW.

Narrative: DURING CLB TO ASSIGNED ALT OF FL230, AFTER TKOF FROM TLH TO CLT AND CLBING THROUGH FL200, HDG 060 DEGS AT 310 KTS, THE CAPT CAUGHT A GLIMPSE OF A HIGH-SPD MOVING OBJECT AT 1 O'CLOCK, VERY NEAR, MOVING RIGHT TO LEFT, OPP DIRECTION. IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE, THE OBJECT (A MIL FGT), APPEARED BELOW THE LEFT SIDE WINDOW, HAVING PASSED DIRECTLY UNDER THE COCKPIT, VERY CLOSE, AND CONTINUED OFF TO OUR LEFT ON APPROX 300 DEG HDG, DIVERGING. THE ENTIRE SIGHTING LASTED NOT OVER 2 SECS, AND WAS SO BRIEF THAT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO JUDGE VERT SEP--BUT THE JET APPEARED VERY CLOSE. SIMULTANEOUS WITH THIS SIGHTING, ATC RPTED A FLT OF 2 FGT'S AT 11 O'CLOCK AND 1 MI, AT FL190. THE CAPT RESPONDED, 'IT'S A GOOD THING WE'RE THROUGH 200.' WE COULD JUST AS EASILY HAVE BEEN AT FL190 IN OUR CLB. IT'S UNKNOWN WHETHER EITHER FGT TOOK EVASIVE ACTION, AND THE SECOND FGT WAS NEVER SEEN. THE SECTOR ATC FREQ WAS 124.60, VALDOSTA APCH CTL.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of August 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.