Glider pilot has close proximity to light transport aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	376850
Time
Date	199708
Day	Wed
Local Time Of Day	1201 To 1800
Place
Locale Reference	atc facility : dfw
State Reference	TX
Altitude	msl bound lower : 5000 msl bound upper : 5000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Operator	general aviation : personal
Make Model Name	Sail Plane
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	climbout : intermediate altitude cruise other
Flight Plan	VFR
Aircraft 2
Make Model Name	Fairchild Swearingen Undifferentiated or Other Model
Operating Under FAR Part	other : unknown
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : cfi
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 20 flight time total : 3000 flight time type : 18
ASRS Report	376850
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : captain oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Events
Anomaly	conflict : airborne less severe
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : insufficient time
Consequence	Other
Miss Distance	horizontal : 3000 vertical : 500
Supplementary
Air Traffic Incident	other

Narrative:

Swearinger like propeller jet, sbound, red/white markings (200+ KTS). I was in thermal, turning.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: GLIDER PLT HAS CLOSE PROX TO LTT ACFT.

Narrative: SWEARINGER LIKE PROP JET, SBOUND, RED/WHITE MARKINGS (200+ KTS). I WAS IN THERMAL, TURNING.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 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.