C208 pilot has near midair collision with #4 aircraft in a formation of F15 aircraft.

Attributes
ACN	547620
Time
Date	200205
Day	Thu
Local Time Of Day	0601 To 1200
Place
Locale Reference	navaid : pfn.vortac
State Reference	FL
Altitude	msl single value : 4000
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Weather Elements	other
Light	Daylight
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : hou.tower
Operator	common carrier : air taxi
Make Model Name	Caravan 1 208A
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 135
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Flight Plan	IFR
Aircraft 2
Operator	other
Make Model Name	Eagle (F-15)
Operating Under FAR Part	Part 91
Flight Phase	cruise : level
Person 1
Affiliation	company : air taxi
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Qualification	pilot : atp
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 400 flight time total : 3500 flight time type : 1550
ASRS Report	547620
Person 2
Affiliation	government : military
Function	flight crew : single pilot
Events
Anomaly	conflict : nmac non adherence : required legal separation non adherence : published procedure
Independent Detector	other controllera other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	controller : issued advisory flight crew : took evasive action
Consequence	faa : reviewed incident with flight crew
Miss Distance	horizontal : 0 vertical : 200
Supplementary
Problem Areas	Flight Crew Human Performance ATC Human Performance
Primary Problem	ATC Human Performance

Narrative:

Cruising west at 4000 ft MSL. IFR, sky clear, visibility approximately 10 SM in haze. 4 F15 aircraft, flying north, passed at my altitude. I climbed to 4500 ft MSL to avoid the 4TH aircraft. Estimated clearance approximately 200 ft. ATC did not advise of the presence of these aircraft until they had all passed. Visual recognition was difficult due to haze and camouflage of military aircraft. ATC failed to provide TA's or maintain separation.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: C208 PLT HAS NMAC WITH #4 ACFT IN A FORMATION OF F15 ACFT.

Narrative: CRUISING W AT 4000 FT MSL. IFR, SKY CLR, VISIBILITY APPROX 10 SM IN HAZE. 4 F15 ACFT, FLYING N, PASSED AT MY ALT. I CLBED TO 4500 FT MSL TO AVOID THE 4TH ACFT. ESTIMATED CLRNC APPROX 200 FT. ATC DID NOT ADVISE OF THE PRESENCE OF THESE ACFT UNTIL THEY HAD ALL PASSED. VISUAL RECOGNITION WAS DIFFICULT DUE TO HAZE AND CAMOUFLAGE OF MIL ACFT. ATC FAILED TO PROVIDE TA'S OR MAINTAIN SEPARATION.

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.