**United
                  States Securities and Exchange Commission****Washington,
                  D.C. 20549****Form
                  10-KSB**(Mark
                  One)**R**
              **ANNUAL
                  REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE****SECURITIES
                  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**For
                  the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005o
              **TRANSITION
                  REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE****SECURITIES
                  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**For
                  the transition period from _____ to _____Commission
                  file number 333-67522**ATLAS
                  AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**(Name
                  of small business issuer in its
                  charter)
 
 **Pennsylvania**
              
              **25-1867510**(State
                  or other jurisdiction of
              
              (I.R.S.
                  EmployerIncorporation
                  or organization)
              
              Identification
                  No)311
                  Rouser Rd.
              
              Zip
                  CodeMoon
                  Township, PA
              
              15108(address
                  of principal executive offices)Issuer’s
                  telephone number**(412)
                  262-2830**Securities
                  registered under Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act.Title
                  of each class
              
              Name
                  of each exchange on which registeredNone
              
              NoneSecurities
                  registered under Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act Investor General
                  Partner Units and Limited Partner Units(Title
                  of Class)
 
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        whether the issuer (1) filed all reports required to be filed by Section
        13 or
        15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or for such shorter
        period
        that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
        subject
        to such filing requirements for the past 90 days Yes R
 
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        if
        there is no disclosure of delinquent filers in response to Item 405 of
        Regulation S-B contained in this form, and no disclosure will be contained,
        to
        the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information
        statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-KSB or any
        amendment to this Form 10-KSB. R
 
 State
        issuer’s revenues for its most recent fiscal year. $2,835,500
 
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        the
        aggregate market value of the voting stock held by non-affiliates of the
        Registrant. Not Applicable.
 
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        by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule
        12b-2 of the Exchange Act).
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        Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o No R
  
  
 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**
 **INDEX
        TO ANNUAL REPORT**
 **ON
        FORM 10-KSB**
 
 **PART
                  I**
              
              
              **PAGE**Item
                  1:
              
              Description
                  of Business
              3-5Item
                  2:
              
              Description
                  of Properties
              5-9Item
                  3:
              
              Legal
                  Proceedings
              9Item
                  4:
              
              Submission
                  of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders
              9**PART
                  II**Item
                  5:
              
              Market
                  for Registrant’s Common Equity and Related Security Holder
                  Matters
              9-10Item
                  6:
              
              Management’s
                  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of
                  Operations
              10-15Item
                  7:
              
              Financial
                  Statements
              16-30Item
                  8:
              
              Changes
                  in and Disagreements with Accountants on Accounting and Financial
                  Disclosure
              31Item
                  8A:
              
              Controls
                  and Procedures
              31Item
                  8B:
              
              Other
                  Information
              31**PART
                  III**Item
                  9:
              
              Directors,
                  Executive Officers and Significant Employees, Compliance with Section
                  (16a)of
                  the Exchange Act
              31-34Item
                  10:
              
              Executive
                  Compensation
              34Item
                  11:
              
              Security
                  Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and Management
              34Item
                  12:
              
              Certain
                  Relationships and Related Party Transactions
              34-35Item
                  13:
              
              Exhibits
              35Item
                  14:
              
              Principal
                  Accountant Fees and Services
              35**SIGNATURE**
              
              36
 
 
  2
  
 
 
 **PART
        I**
 
 **ITEM
        1.**  **DESCRIPTION
        OF BUSINESS**
 
 ***Forward-Looking
        Statements.*** WHEN
        USED
        IN THIS FORM 10-KSB, THE WORDS “BELIEVES” “ANTICIPATES” “EXPECTS” AND SIMILAR
        EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS. SUCH STATEMENTS
        ARE SUBJECT TO CERTAIN RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES. THESE RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES,
        INCLUDING RISKS ASSOCIATED WITH FLUCTUATIONS IN THE MARKET PRICE FOR NATURAL
        GAS
        AND OIL, COULD CAUSE ACTUAL RESULTS TO DIFFER MATERIALLY. READERS ARE CAUTIONED
        NOT TO PLACE UNDUE RELIANCE ON THESE FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS, WHICH SPEAK
        ONLY AS OF THE DATE HEREOF. WE UNDERTAKE NO OBLIGATION TO PUBLICLY RELEASE
        THE
        RESULTS OF ANY REVISIONS TO FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS WHICH WE MAY MAKE
        TO
        REFLECT EVENTS OR CIRCUMSTANCES AFTER THE DATE OF THIS FORM 10-KSB OR TO
        REFLECT
        THE OCCURRENCE OF UNANTICIPATED EVENTS.
 
 ***General.*** We
        were
        formed as a Pennsylvania limited partnership on July 27, 2000, with Atlas
        Resources, Inc. as our managing general partner, to drill natural gas
        development wells. We have no employees and rely on our managing general
        partner
        for management which, in turn relies on its parent company, Atlas America,
        Inc.
        (“Atlas”) for administrative services. See Item 9 “Directors, Executive Officers
        and Significant Employees, Compliance with Section 16 (a) of the Exchange
        Act.”
 
 We
        received total cash subscriptions from investors of $14,905,500 which were
        paid
        to our managing general partner acting as operator and general drilling
        contractor under the drilling and operating agreement. Our managing general
        partner contributed all of our oil and gas leases, paid and/or contributed
        services towards all of our organization and offering costs and paid 100%
        of the
        tangible (“equipment”) costs of drilling and completing our wells for a total
        capital contribution to us of $6,256,300. We drilled and completed a total
        of
        78.75 net developmental wells to the Clinton/Medina geological formation
        in
        Pennsylvania and Ohio.
 
 ***Spin-off
        of Atlas America, Inc. from Resource America, Inc.*** On
        June
        30, 2005, Resource America, Inc. (“RAI”) our former indirect parent, distributed
        its remaining 10.7 million shares of Atlas America, Inc. to its stockholders
        in
        the form of a tax-free dividend. Although the distribution itself was tax-free
        to RAI stockholders, as a result of the deconsolidation there may be some
        tax
        liability arising from prior unrelated corporate transactions among Atlas
        America, Inc. and some of its subsidiaries. These transactions did not have
        a
        direct material impact on our financial position or results of operations,
        and
        Atlas America, Inc. (and our managing general partner) no longer consolidate
        with RAI as of June 30, 2005.
 
 ***Business
        Strategy.*** Our
        wells
        are currently producing natural gas and, to a far lesser extent, oil which
        are
        our only products. Most of our gas is gathered and delivered to market through
        Atlas Pipeline Partners L.P.’s gas gathering system which is managed by an
        affiliate of our managing general partner. We do not plan to sell any of
        our
        wells and will continue to produce them until they are depleted or become
        uneconomical to produce, at which time they will be plugged and abandoned
        or
        sold. No other wells will be drilled and no additional funds will be required
        for drilling. See Item 2 “Description of Properties” for information concerning
        our wells.
 
 Our
        ongoing operating and maintenance costs have been and are expected to be
        fulfilled through revenues from the sale of our gas and oil production. We
        pay
        our managing general partner a monthly well supervision fee of $275 per well,
        as
        outlined in our drilling and operating agreement. This well supervision fee
        covers all normal and regularly recurring operating expenses for the production,
        delivery and sale of gas and, to a lesser extent, oil, such as:
 
 ·
            well
                tending, routine maintenance and
                adjustment; ·
            reading
                meters, recording production, pumping, maintaining appropriate books
                and
                records; and ·
            preparing
                reports to us and to government agencies. 
  3
  The
        well
        supervision fees, however, do not include costs and expenses related to the
        purchase of certain equipment, materials and brine disposal. If these expenses
        are incurred, we will pay at cost for third-party services and materials
        and a
        reasonable charge for services performed directly by our managing general
        partner or its affiliates. Also, beginning three years after each of our
        wells
        has been placed into production our managing general partner, as operator,
        may
        retain $200 of our revenues per month per well to cover our estimated future
        plugging and abandonment costs. As of December 31, 2005 our managing general
        partner had not withheld any funds for this purpose.
 
 ***Markets
        and Competition*** **.** The
        availability of a ready market for natural gas and oil produced by us, and
        the
        price obtained, depends on numerous factors beyond our control, including
        the
        extent of domestic production, import of foreign natural gas and oil, political
        instability or terrorist acts in oil and gas producing countries and regions,
        market demand, competition from other energy sources, the effect of federal
        regulation on the sale of natural gas and oil in interstate commerce, other
        governmental regulation of the production and transportation of natural gas
        and
        oil and the proximity, availability and capacity of pipelines and other required
        facilities. Our managing general partner is responsible for selling our natural
        gas production, and its policy is to treat all wells in a given geographic
        area
        equally. Our natural gas is being sold as discussed in Item 2, “Description of
        Properties - Delivery Commitments.” During 2005 and 2004, we experienced no
        problems in selling our natural gas and oil, although prices we received
        varied,
        sometimes significantly. Product availability and price are the principal
        means
        of competition in selling natural gas and oil production. While it is impossible
        to accurately determine our comparative position in the industry, we do not
        consider our operations to be a significant factor in the industry. See Item
        2,
“Description of Properties - Delivery Commitments” regarding the marketing of
        our natural gas and oil.
 
 ***Governmental
        Regulation.*** The
        energy industry in general is heavily regulated by federal and state
        authorities, including regulation of production, environmental quality and
        pollution control. The intent of federal and state regulations generally
        is to
        prevent waste, protect rights to produce natural gas and oil between owners
        in a
        common reservoir and control contamination of the environment. Failure to
        comply
        with regulatory requirements can result in substantial fines and other
        penalties. The following discussion of the regulation of the United States
        energy industry is not intended to constitute a complete discussion of the
        various statutes, rules, regulations and environmental orders to which our
        operations may be subject.
 
 ***Regulation
        of oil and gas producing activities*** *.* State
        regulatory agencies where a producing natural gas well is located provide
        a
        comprehensive statutory and regulatory scheme for oil and gas operations
        such as
        ours including supervising the production activities and the transportation
        of
        natural gas sold in intrastate markets. Our oil and gas operations in
        Pennsylvania are regulated by the Department of Environmental Resources,
        Division of Oil and Gas, and our oil and gas operations in Ohio are regulated
        by
        the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, Division of Oil and Gas.
 
 Among
        other things, the regulations involve:
 
 ·
            new
                well permit and well registration requirements, procedures and
                fees; ·
            minimum
                well spacing requirements; ·
            restrictions
                on well locations and underground gas
                storage; ·
            certain
                well site restoration, groundwater protection and safety
                measures; ·
            landowner
                notification requirements; ·
            certain
                bonding or other security measures; ·
            various
                reporting requirements; ·
            well
                plugging standards and procedures; and ·
            broad
                enforcement powers. 
 ***Environmental
        and Safety Regulation*** *.* Under
        the
        Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation and Liability Act, the
        Toxic
        Substances Control Act, the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act, the Oil
        Pollution Act of 1990, the Clean Air Act, and other federal and state laws
        relating to the environment, owners and operators of wells producing natural
        gas
        or oil can be liable for fines, penalties and clean-up costs for pollution
        caused by the wells. Moreover, the owners’ or operators’ liability can extend to
        pollution costs from situations that occurred prior to their acquisition
        of the
        assets. State public utility regulators have either adopted federal standards
        or
        promulgated their own safety requirements consistent with the federal
        regulations.
 
  4
  We
        believe we have complied in all material respects with applicable federal
        and
        state regulations and do not expect that these regulations will have a material
        adverse impact on our operations. Our producing activities also must comply
        with
        various federal, state and local laws not mentioned, including those covering
        the discharge of materials into the environment, or otherwise relating to
        the
        protection of the environment.
 
 ***Where
        can you find more information.*** We file
        Form 10-KSB Annual Reports and Form 10-QSB Quarterly Reports, as well as
        other
        non-recurring special purpose reports, with the Securities and Exchange
        Commission. A complete list of our filings is available on the Securities
        and
        Exchange Commission’s website at www.sec.gov .
        Any of
        our filings are also available at the SEC's Public Reference Room at 100
        F
        Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. The Public Reference Room may be contacted
        at 1-800- SEC-0330 for further information.
 
 Additionally,
        our managing general partner will provide copies of any of these reports
        to you
        without charge. Such requests should be made to:
 
 ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.
 311
        ROUSER ROAD
 MOON
        TOWNSHIP, PA 15108
 
 **ITEM
        2.**  **DESCRIPTION
        OF PROPERTIES**
 
 ***Drilling
        Activity*** .
        For the
        years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, we did not drill any wells nor do
        we
        expect to do so in future years.
 
 ***Summary
        of Productive Wells.*** The
        table below shows the number of our productive gross and net wells at December
        31, 2005 in which we have a working interest, all wells are located in the
        Appalachian Basin.
 
 **Number
                  of Productive Wells****Gross****(1)**
              
              **Net****(2)**Gas
              
              
              77
              
              
              72.75Oil
              
              
              4
              
              
              4.00Total
              
              
              81
              
              
              76.75
 
  
 (1)
            A
                “gross” well is a well in which we have a working
                interest. (2)
            “net”
                well equals the actual working interest we own in one gross well
                divided
                by one hundred. For example, a 50% working interest in a well is
                one gross
                well, but a .50 net well. 
 ***Production.*** The
        following table shows the quantities of natural gas and oil we produced (net
        to
        our interest), our average sales price, and our average production (lifting)
        cost per equivalent unit of production for the periods indicated.
 
 **Average****Production
                  Cost****Year**
              
              **Production**
              
              **Average
                  Sales Price**
              
              **(Lifting
                  Cost)****Ended**
              
              **Oil
                  (bbls)**
              
              **Gas
                  (mcf)**
              
              **per
                  bbl**
              
              **per
                  mcf**
              
              **per
                  mcfe****(1)
                  (2)**2005
              
              
              2,700
              
              
              359,900
              
              $
              52.99
              
              $
              7.46
              
              $
              1.202004
              
              
              3,700
              
              
              447,100
              
              $
              37.52
              
              $
              5.95
              
              $
              1.03
 
  
 (1)
            “Mcf”
                means one thousand cubic feet of natural gas. “Mcfe” means a thousand
                cubic feet equivalent. Oil production is converted to mcfe at the
                rate of
                six mcf per barrel (“bbl”). (2)
            Lifting
                costs include labor to operate the wells and related equipment, repairs
                and maintenance, materials and supplies, property taxes, production
                taxes,
                insurance and gathering charges.  5
  
 ***Natural
        Gas and Oil Reserve Information.*** ** The
        following tables summarize information regarding our estimated proved natural
        gas and oil reserves as of the dates indicated. All of our reserves are located
        in the United States. Our estimates relating to our proved natural gas and
        oil
        reserves and our future net revenues from natural gas and oil reserves are
        based
        on reports which are reviewed by our independent third-party consultant as
        discussed below. In accordance with SEC guidelines, we make the standardized
        and
        SEC PV-10 estimates of future net cash flows from proved reserves using natural
        gas and oil sales prices in effect as of the dates of the estimates which
        are
        held constant throughout the life of the properties. We based our estimates
        of
        proved reserves on the following year-end weighted average prices:
 
 **As
                  of December 31,****2005**
              
              **2004**Natural
                  gas (per mcf)
              
              $
              10.97
              
              $
              7.08Oil
                  (per bbl)
              
              $
              57.50
              
              $
              39.75
 
 Reserve
        estimates are imprecise and may change as additional information becomes
        available. Furthermore, estimates of natural gas and oil reserves, of necessity,
        are projections based on engineering data. There are uncertainties inherent
        in
        the interpretation of this data as well as the projection of future rates
        of
        production and the timing of development expenditures. Reservoir engineering
        is
        a subjective process of estimating underground accumulations of natural gas
        and
        oil that cannot be measured in an exact way, and the accuracy of any reserve
        estimate is a function of the quality of available data and of engineering
        and
        geological interpretation and judgment. Reserve reports of other engineers
        might
        differ from the reports we prepared which were reviewed by Wright & Company,
        our consultant. The results of drilling, testing and production of a well
        subsequent to the date of the reserve estimate for the well may justify revising
        the estimate of the well’s reserves in the future. Also, future prices we
        receive from the sale of natural gas and oil may be different from those
        we
        estimated in preparing the reserve reports reviewed by Wright & Company. The
        amounts and timing of future operating, development and abandonment costs
        also
        may differ from those we estimated. Accordingly, the reserves of our wells
        as
        set forth in the following tables ultimately may not be produced and our
        proved
        undeveloped reserves may not be developed within the periods anticipated.
        In
        addition you should not construe the estimated PV-10 values as representative
        of
        the fair market value of our proved natural gas and oil properties. PV-10
        values
        are based on projected cash inflows, which do not provide for changes in
        natural
        gas and oil prices or for escalation of expenses and capital costs. The
        meaningfulness of these estimates depends on the accuracy of the assumptions
        on
        which they were based.
 
 We
        evaluate natural gas reserves at constant temperature and pressure. A change
        in
        either of these factors can affect the measurement of natural gas reserves.
        We
        deducted when applicable, operating costs, development costs and
        production-related and ad valorem taxes in arriving at the estimated future
        cash
        flows. We made no provision for income taxes, and based the estimates on
        operating methods and conditions prevailing as of the dates indicated. We
        cannot
        assure you that these estimates are accurate predictions of future net cash
        flows from our natural gas and oil reserves or their present value. For
        additional information concerning our natural gas and oil reserves and estimates
        of future net revenues, see Note 10 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in
        Item 7 “Financial Statements”.
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 **December
                  31,**
              
              **December
                  31,****2005**
              
              **2004**Natural
                  gas reserves - Proved Reserves (Mcf)(1)(5):Proved
                  developed reserves (2)
              
              
              4,270,800
              
              
              4,194,600Proved
                  undeveloped reserves (3)
              
              
              ―
              
              
              ―Total
                  proved reserves of natural gas
              
              
              4,270,800
              
              
              4,194,600Oil
                  reserves: - Proved Reserves (Bbl)(1)(5):Proved
                  developed reserves (2)
              
              
              22,500
              
              
              20,400Proved
                  undeveloped reserves (3)
              
              
              ―
              
              
              ―Total
                  proved reserves of oil
              
              
              22,500
              
              
              20,400Total
                  proved reserves (Mcfe)
              
              
              4,405,800
              
              
              4,317,000PV-10
                  estimate of cash flows of proved reserves (4)(5):Proved
                  developed reserves
              
              $
              15,420,200
              
              $
              9,980,300Proved
                  undeveloped reserves
              
              
              ―
              
              
              ―Total
                  PV-10 estimate
              
              $
              15,420,200
              
              $
              9,980,300PV-10
                  estimate per limited partner unit (6)
              
              $
              7,299
              
              $
              4,724Undiscounted
                  estimate per limited partner unit (6)
              
              $
              15,606
              
              $
              8,632
 
  
 (1)
            “Proved
                reserves” generally means the estimated quantities of crude oil, natural
                gas, and natural gas liquids which geological and engineering data
                demonstrate with reasonable certainty to be recoverable in future
                years
                from known reservoirs under existing economic and operating conditions,
                i.e., prices and costs as of the date the estimate is made. Prices
                include
                consideration of changes in existing prices provided by contractual
                arrangements, but not escalations based on future conditions. Reservoirs
                are considered proved if economic production is supported by either
                actual
                production or conclusive formation test. The area of a reservoir
                considered proved includes: that portion delineated by drilling and
                defined by gas-oil and/or oil-water contacts, if any; and the immediately
                adjoining portions not yet drilled, but which can be reasonably judged
                as
                economically productive on the basis of available geological and
                engineering data. (2)
            “Proved
                developed oil and gas reserves” generally means reserves that can be
                expected to be recovered through existing wells with existing equipment
                and operating methods. (3)
            “Proved
                undeveloped reserves” generally means reserves that are expected to be
                recovered either from new wells on undrilled acreage or from existing
                wells where a relatively major expenditure is required for recompletion.
                Reserves on undrilled acreage are limited to those drilling units
                offsetting productive units that are reasonably certain of production
                when
                drilled. (4)
            The
                present value of estimated future net cash flows is calculated by
                discounting estimated future net cash flows by 10%
                annually. (5)
            Please
                see Regulation S-X rule 4-10 for complete definitions of each reserve
                category. (6)
            This
                value per $10,000 unit is determined by following the methodology
                used for
                determining our proved reserves using the data discussed above. However,
                this value does not necessarily reflect the fair market value of
                a unit,
                and each unit is illiquid. Also, the value of a unit for purposes
                of
                presentment of the unit to our managing general partner for purchase
                is
                different, because it is calculated under a formula set forth in
                the
                partnership agreement. 
  7
  We
        have
        not filed any estimates of our oil and gas reserves with, nor were such
        estimates included in any reports to, any Federal or foreign governmental
        agency
        other than the SEC within the 12 months before the date of this filing. For
        additional information concerning our natural gas and oil reserves and
        activities, see Note 10 of the “Notes to Financial Statements” in Item 7
“Financial Statements”.
 
 ***Title
        to Properties*** .
        We
        believe that we hold good and indefeasible title to our properties in accordance
        with standards generally accepted in the natural gas industry, subject to
        exceptions stated in the opinions of counsel employed by us in the various
        areas
        in which we conduct our activities. We do not believe that these exceptions
        detract substantially from our use of any property. As is customary in the
        natural gas industry, we conduct only a perfunctory title examination at
        the
        time we acquire a property. Before we commence drilling operations, we conduct
        an extensive title examination and we perform curative work on defects that
        we
        deem significant. We have obtained title examinations for substantially all
        of
        our managed producing properties. No single property represents a material
        portion of our holdings.
 
 Our
        properties are subject to royalty, overriding royalty and other outstanding
        interests customary in the natural gas industry. Our properties are also
        subject
        to burdens such as liens incident to operating agreements, taxes, development
        obligations under natural gas and oil leases, farm-out arrangements and other
        encumbrances, easements and restrictions. We do not believe that any of these
        burdens will materially interfere with our use of our properties.
 
 ***Acreage*** .
        The
        table below shows, by state, the estimated acres of developed and undeveloped
        oil and gas acreage in which we had an interest at December 31,
        2005.
 
 **Developed
                  Acreage**
              
              **Undeveloped
                  Acreage****(3****)****Location**
              
              **Gross****(1)**
              
              **Net****(2****)**
              
              **Gross**
              
              **Net**Pennsylvania
              
              
              1,824.60
              
              
              1,791.45
              
              
              ―
              
              
              ―Ohio
              
              
              1,006.64
              
              
              933.32
              
              
              ―
              
              
              ―Total
              
              
              2,831.24
              
              
              2,724.77
              
              
              ―
              
              
              ―
 
  
 (1)
            A
                “gross” acre is an acre in which we own a working
                interest. (2)
            A
                “net” acre equals the actual working interest we own in one gross acre
                divided by one hundred. For example, a 50% working interest in an
                acre is
                one gross acre, but a .50 net acre. (3)
            “Undeveloped
                acreage” means those lease acres on which wells have not been drilled or
                completed to a point that would permit the production of commercial
                quantities of oil and gas regardless of whether or not the acreage
                contains proved reserves. 
 ***Delivery
        Commitments*** *.* Our
        managing general partner and Resource Energy, Inc. and Atlas Energy Group,
        Inc.,
        its affiliates, have a natural gas supply agreement with Amerada Hess
        Corporation for a 10-year term which began on April 1, 1999. The agreement
        was
        formerly with First Energy Solutions Corporation and was acquired by Amerada
        Hess in 2005. For the next 12 months our managing general partner anticipates
        that approximately 40% of our gas will be sold through this agreement with
        Amerada Hess Corporation, approximately 27% will be sold through a natural
        gas
        supply agreement with UGI Energy Services, Inc. and approximately 33% will
        be
        sold through other third-party natural gas purchasers or marketers. The natural
        gas delivery commitments with Amerada Hess Corporation, UGI Energy Services,
        Inc. and our other third-party natural gas purchasers or marketers are generally
        for a one year term.
 
 The
        pricing arrangements with Amerada Hess Corporation, UGI Energy Services,
        Inc.
        and other third-party gas purchasers or marketers are tied to the New York
        Mercantile Exchange Commission (“NYMEX”) monthly futures contract price, which
        is reported daily in the Wall Street Journal. The total price received for
        our
        gas is a combination of the monthly NYMEX futures price plus a fixed basis.
        For
        example, the NYMEX futures price is the base price and there is an additional
        premium paid, because of the location of the gas (the Appalachian Basin)
        in
        relation to the gas market, which is referred to as the “basis.”
  8
  
 Pricing
        for natural gas and oil has been volatile and uncertain for many years. The
        agreements with Amerada Hess Corporation, UGI Energy Services, Inc. and the
        other third-party gas purchasers or marketers also permit our managing general
        partner and its affiliates to implement gas forward sales transactions through
        those companies. Amerada Hess Corporation, UGI Energy Services, Inc. and
        the
        other third-party purchasers or marketers also use NYMEX based financial
        instruments to hedge their pricing exposure and make price-hedging opportunities
        available to our managing general partner which then makes those arrangements
        available to us and its other partnerships. The majority of our managing
        general
        partner’s forward sales transactions are implemented through its natural gas
        purchasers. These transactions are similar to NYMEX based futures contracts,
        swaps and options, but also require firm delivery of the hedged quantity,
        and
        are not deemed hedges for accounting purposes because they require firm delivery
        of natural gas. Thus, our managing general partner limits these arrangements
        to
        much smaller quantities than those projected to be available at any delivery
        point. The price paid by Amerada Hess Corporation, UGI Energy Services, Inc.
        and
        any other third-party purchasers for certain volumes of natural gas sold
        under
        these hedge agreements may be significantly different from the underlying
        monthly spot market value. To limit
        our
        managing general partner’s and its partnerships’ exposure to changes in natural
        gas prices our managing general partner uses hedges through contracts including
        regulated NYMEX futures and options contracts and non-regulated over-the-counter
        futures contracts with qualified counterparties. The futures contracts employed
        by our managing general partner are commitments to purchase or sell natural
        gas
        at future dates and generally cover one-month periods for up to 24 months
        in the
        future. The overall portion of our natural gas portfolio that is hedged changes
        from time to time.
 
 To
        assure
        that all financial instruments will be used solely for hedging price risks,
        and
        not for speculative purposes, our managing general partner has established
        a
        committee to assure that all gas prices hedges, whether made through a
        third-party marketer or purchaser or through our managing general partner’s and
        its affiliates contracts, are made in compliance with our managing general
        partner’s hedging policies and procedures. Our managing general partner does not
        intend to contract for positions that it cannot offset with actual
        production.
 
 We
        are
        not required to provide any fixed and determinable quantities of gas under
        any
        agreement other than agreements that are a consequence of limited hedging
        agreements with Amerada Hess Corporation, UGI Energy Services, Inc. and the
        other third-party gas purchasers or marketers.
 
 **ITEM
        3.**  **LEGAL
        PROCEEDINGS**
 
 None.
 
 **ITEM
        4.**  **SUBMISSION
        OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITIES HOLDERS**
 
 None.
 **PART
        II**
 
 **ITEM
                  5.**
              
              **MARKET
                  FOR REGISTRANT’S COMMON EQUITY AND RELATED
                  SECURITY****HOLDER
                  MATTERS**
 
 **Market
        Information.** There
        is
        no established public trading market for our units and we do not anticipate
        that
        a market for our units will develop. Our units may be transferred only in
        accordance with the provisions of Article VI of our partnership agreement
        which
        require that:
 
 ·
            our
                managing general partner consent; ·
            the
                transfer not result in materially adverse tax consequences to us;
                and ·
            the
                transfer not violate federal or state securities
                laws. 
 An
        assignee of a unit may become a substituted partner only on meeting the
        following conditions:
 
 ·
            the
                assignor gives the assignee the right; ·
            our
                managing general partner consents to the
                substitution; ·
            the
                assignee pays to us all costs and expenses incurred in connection
                with the
                substitution; and  9
  
 ·
            the
                assignee executes and delivers the instruments which our managing
                general
                partner requires to effect the substitution and to confirm his or
                her
                agreement to be bound by the terms of our partnership
                agreement. 
 A
        substitute partner is entitled to all of the rights of full ownership of
        the
        assigned units, including the right to vote.
 
 **Holders.** As of
        December 31, 2005, we had 535 unit holders.
 
 **Distributions.** Our
        managing general partner reviews our accounts quarterly to determine whether
        cash distributions are appropriate and the amount to be distributed, if any.
        We
        distribute those funds, which our managing general partner determines are
        not
        necessary for us to retain, to our partners. We will not advance or borrow
        funds
        for purposes of making distributions if the amount of the distributions would
        exceed our accrued and received revenues for the previous four quarters,
        less
        paid and accrued operating costs with respect to the revenues. The determination
        of our revenues and costs is made in accordance with generally accepted
        accounting principles, consistently applied, and cash distributions to our
        managing general partner may only be made in conjunction with distributions
        to
        our limited partners.
 
 During
        the calendar years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, we distributed the
        following:
 
 ·  $1,470,600
        and $1,598,600 to our limited partners; and
 ·  $605,100
        and $656,300 to our managing general partner.
 
 **ITEM
                  6.**
              **MANAGEMENT’S
                  DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION OR
                  PLAN****OF
                  OPERATION**
 
 This
        Item
        6 “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of
        Operation” should be read in conjunction with Item 7 “Financial Statements” and
        the “Notes to Financial Statements”.
 
 ***General.*** We
        were
        formed as a Pennsylvania limited partnership on July 27, 2000, with Atlas
        Resources, Inc. as our managing general partner, to drill natural gas
        development wells. We do not plan to sell any of our wells and will continue
        to
        produce them until they are depleted or become uneconomical to produce at
        which
        time they will be plugged and abandoned or sold. No other wells will be drilled
        and no additional funds will be required for drilling.
 
 ***Spin-off
        of Atlas America, Inc. from Resource America, Inc.***  On
        June
        30, 2005, RAI, our former indirect parent, distributed its remaining 10.7
        million shares of Atlas America, Inc. to its stockholders in the form of
        a
        tax-free dividend. Although the distribution itself was tax-free to RAI
        stockholders, as a result of the deconsolidation there may be some tax liability
        arising from prior unrelated corporate transactions among Atlas America,
        Inc.
        and some of its subsidiaries. These transactions did not have a direct material
        impact on our financial position or results of operations, and Atlas America,
        Inc. (and our managing general partner) no longer consolidate with RAI as
        of
        June 30, 2005.
 
 ***Results
        of Operations.*** The
        following table sets forth information relating to revenues we recognized
        and
        costs and expenses we incurred, and our daily production volumes, our average
        sales prices and our production cost per equivalent unit during the periods
        indicated:
 
  10
  
 
 **Years
                  Ended****December
                  31,****2005**
              
              **2004**Revenues
                  (in thousands):Gas(1)
              
              $
              2,687
              
              $
              2,661Oil
              
              $
              145
              
              $
              138Total
              
              $
              2,832
              
              $
              2,799Production
                  volumes:Gas
                  (thousands of cubic feet (mcf/day)
              
              
              986
              
              
              1,222Oil
                  (barrels (bbls)/day)
              
              
              8
              
              
              10Total
                  (mcfe/day)
              
              
              1,034
              
              
              1,282Average
                  sales price:Gas
                  (per mcf)(2)
              
              $
              7.46
              
              $
              5.95Oil
                  (per bbl)
              
              $
              52.99
              
              $
              37.52Production
                  costs:As
                  a percent of sales
              
              
              16
              %
              
              17
              %Per
                  equivalent mcf
              
              $
              1.20
              
              $
              1.03Depletion
                  per mcfe
              
              $
              2.08
              
              $
              2.07
 
  
 (1)
            Excludes
                sales of residual gas and sales to
                landowners. (2)
            The
                average sales price per mcf before the effects of hedging was $ 7.42
                for
                the year ended December 31, 2005. There was no hedging in
                2004. 
 ***Natural
        Gas Revenues.*** Our
        natural gas revenues were $2,686,600 and $2,660,800 for the years ended December
        31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, an increase of $25,800 (1%). This increase
        was
        due to an increase in the average sales price we received for our natural
        gas to
        $7.46 per mcf for the year ended December 31, 2005 from $5.95 per mcf for
        the
        year ended December 31, 2004, an increase of $1.51 per mcf (25%). This increase
        was partially offset by a decrease in production volumes to 986 mcf per day
        for
        the year ended December 31, 2005 from 1,222 mcf per day for the year ended
        December 31, 2004, a decrease of 236 mcf per day (19%). Consequently, the
        $25,800 increase in our gas revenues reflected a $544,500 increase due to
        natural gas prices, which are driven by market conditions, which was partially
        offset by a $518,700 reduction due to lower production volumes. The overall
        decrease in gas production volumes resulted primarily from the normal production
        decline inherent in the life of a well.
 
 ***Oil
        Revenues*** **.** We
        drilled our wells primarily to produce natural gas, rather than oil, but
        we do
        have some oil production. Our oil revenues were $145,500 and $138,500 for
        the
        years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, an increase of $7,000
        (5%). This increase resulted in a 41% increase in the average sales price
        partially offset by a decrease of 26% in production volumes. The $7,000 increase
        in our oil revenues for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to the
        prior year similar period was attributable to $42,500 in price increases,
        which
        are driven by market conditions, partially offset by $35,500 attributable
        to
        volume decreases.
 
 The
        price
        we receive for our natural gas is primarily a result of the index driven
        agreement with Amerada Hess Corporation and UGI Energy Services, Inc., and
        our
        other natural gas purchasers. See Item 2 “Description of Properties Delivery
        Commitments.” Thus, the price we receive for our natural gas may vary
        significantly each month as the underlying index changes in response to market
        conditions.
 
 ***Expenses.*** Production expenses were $450,200 and $481,800 for the years ended December
        31,
        2005 and 2004, respectively, a decrease of $31,600 (7%). This decrease was
        primarily attributable to lower production volumes and the related decrease
        in
        costs associated with that production for the year ended December 31, 2005
        as
        compared to 2004.
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 Depletion
        of our oil and gas properties as a percentage of oil and gas revenues was
        28%
        for the year ended December 31, 2005 as compared to 35% for the year ended
        December 31, 2004. This percentage change is directly attributable to changes
        in
        our oil and gas reserve quantities, product prices, production and fluctuations
        in the depletable cost basis of our oil and gas properties.
 
 General
        and Administrative expenses were $114,200 and $106,300 for the years ended
        December 31, 2005 and 2004, respectively, an increase of $7,900 (7%). These
        expenses include outside costs for services as well as the monthly
        administrative fee charged by our managing general partner. This increase
        was
        primarily due to higher outside fees for services and higher administrative
        fees
        charged as compared to the prior year similar period.
 
 ***Liquidity
        and Capital Resources*** **.** Cash
        provided by operating activities increased $165,300 to $2,256,000 for the
        year
        ended December 31, 2005 from $2,090,700 for the year ended December 31, 2004.
        This increase was primarily due to an increase in net income from operations
        before depletion.
 
 Cash
        provided by investing activities for the sale of a well that was determined
        to
        be uneconomical to produce was $4,400 for the year ended December 31,
        2005.
 
 Cash
        used
        in financing activities decreased $179,200 to $2,075,700 for the year ended
        December 31, 2005 from $2,254,900 for the year ended December 31, 2004. This
        decrease was due to lower distributions.
 
 We
        have
        no material commitments to make capital expenditures during the period and
        we do
        not expect any in the foreseeable future, except that our managing general
        partner may withhold funds for estimated future plugging and abandonment
        costs.
        If we need any additional funds for future capital expenditures we will reserve
        them from our production revenues or borrow the additional funds from our
        managing general partner or its affiliates, although they are not contractually
        committed to make a loan to us. The amount that we may be borrow may not
        at any
        time exceed 5% of our total subscriptions, and we will not borrow from
        third-parties.
 
 We
        believe that our future cash flows from operations and amounts available
        from
        borrowings from our managing general partner or its affiliates, if any, will
        be
        adequate to fund our operations for the foreseeable future.
 
 ***Critical
        Accounting Estimates.*** **** The
        discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations
        are
        based upon our financial statements, which have been prepared in accordance
        with
        accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.
        The
        preparation of these financial statements requires us to make estimates and
        judgments that affect the reported amounts of our assets, liabilities, revenues,
        expenses, and related disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities. On
        an
        on-going basis, we evaluate our estimates, including those related to our
        asset
        retirement obligations, depletion and certain accrued liabilities. We base
        our
        estimates on historical experience and on various other assumptions that
        we
        believe are reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form
        the
        basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities
        that are not readily apparent from other sources. Actual results may differ
        from
        these estimates under different assumptions or conditions.
 
 For
        a
        detailed discussion on the application of policies critical to our business
        operations and other accounting policies, see Note 2 of the “Notes to Financial
        Statements” in Item 7 “Financial Statements.”
 
 ***Use
        of Estimates.*** ** Preparation of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles
        generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to
        make
        estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and
        liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of
        the
        date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues, costs
        and
        expenses during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these
        estimates.
  12
  
 ***Reserve
        Estimates.*** ** Our
        estimates of our proved natural gas and oil reserves and the future net revenues
        we may receive from them, are based upon reserve analyses that rely upon
        various
        assumptions, including those required by the SEC, as to natural gas and oil
        prices, drilling and operating expenses, capital expenditures, abandonment
        costs, taxes and availability of funds. Any significant variance in these
        assumptions could materially affect the estimated quantity of our reserves.
        As a
        result, our estimates of our proved natural gas and oil reserves are inherently
        imprecise. Actual future production, natural gas and oil prices, revenues,
        taxes, development expenditures, operating expenses and quantities of
        recoverable natural gas and oil reserves may vary substantially from our
        estimates including the estimates contained in our reserve reports. In addition,
        our proved reserves may be subject to downward or upward revision based upon
        production history, results of future exploration and development, prevailing
        natural gas and oil prices, mechanical difficulties, governmental regulation
        and
        other factors, many of which are beyond our control.
 
 ***Impairment
        of Oil and Gas Properties.*** ** We
        review
        our producing oil and gas properties for impairment on an annual basis and
        whenever events and circumstances indicate a decline in the recoverability
        of
        their carrying values. We estimate the expected future cash flows from our
        oil
        and gas properties and compare such future cash flows to the carrying amount
        of
        the oil and gas properties to determine if the carrying amount is recoverable.
        If the carrying amount exceeds the estimated undiscounted future cash flows,
        we
        will adjust the carrying amount of the oil and gas properties to their fair
        value in the current period. The factors used to determine fair value include,
        but are not limited to, estimates of reserves, future production estimates,
        anticipated capital expenditures, and a discount rate commensurate with the
        risk
        associated with realizing the expected cash flows projected. Given the
        complexities associated with oil and gas reserve estimates and the history
        of
        price volatility in the oil and gas markets, events may arise that will require
        us to record an impairment of our oil and gas properties and there can be
        no
        assurance that such impairments will not materially affect our financial
        position or results of operation.
 
 ***Derivative
        Instruments.*** Atlas
        formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and the
        items
        being hedged, including the  risk management objective and strategy for
        undertaking the hedging transactions. This includes matching the natural
        gas
        futures and options contracts to the forecasted transactions. Atlas assesses,
        both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the
        derivatives are highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value
        of
        hedged items. Historically these contracts have qualified and been designated
        as
        cash flow hedges and recorded at their fair values. Gains or losses on future
        contracts are determined as the difference between the contract price and
        a
        reference price, generally prices on NYMEX. Changes in fair value are recognized
        in Partners’ Capital as Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and
        recognized within the statement of operations in the month the hedged gas
        is
        sold. If it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective as a
        hedge
        or it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, due to the loss of correlation
        between changes in gas reference prices under a hedging instrument and actual
        gas prices, Atlas will discontinue hedge accounting for the derivative and
        subsequent changes in fair value for the derivative will be recognized
        immediately into earnings.
 
 At
        December 31, 2005, Atlas had 60 open natural gas futures contracts on behalf
        of
        the Partnership related to natural gas sales covering 218,100 dekatherms
        (“Dth”)
        (net to the Partnership) of natural gas, maturing through December 31, 2009
        at a
        combined average settlement price of $9.24 per Dth. There were no such open
        contracts at December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2005, the Partnership reflected
        net hedging liabilities on its balance sheet of $136,700. Of the $136,700
        net
        loss in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at December 31, 2005,
        if
        the fair values of the instruments remain at current market values, the
        Partnership will reclassify $35,500 of net gains to its statement of operations
        over the next twelve month period as these contracts expire, and $172,200
        of
        losses will be reclassified in later periods. Actual amounts that will be
        reclassified will vary as a result of future price changes. Ineffective hedge
        gains or losses are recorded within the statement of operations while the
        hedge
        contract is open and may increase or decrease until settlement of the contract.
        The Partnership realized gains of $14,400 for the year ended December 31,
        2005,
        within its statement of operations related to the settlement of qualifying
        hedge
        instruments.
  13
  
 As
        of
        December 31, 2005, Atlas on behalf of the Partnership had allocated to it
        the
        following natural gas volumes hedged:
 
 **Natural
                  Gas Fixed - Price Swaps****Production**
              
              
              
              **Average**
              
              **Fair
                  Value****Period**
              
              **Volumes**
              
              **Fixed
                  Price**
              
              **Liability****(2)****Ended
                  December 31,**
              
              **(MMBTU)****(1)**
              
              **(per
                  MMBTU)**
              
              **(in
                  thousands)**2006
              
              
              50,000
              
              $
              11.48
              
              $
              352007
              
              
              79,200
              
              
              8.77
              
              
              (95
              )2008
              
              
              88,900
              
              
              8.40
              
              
              (77
              )Total
                  liability
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              $
              (137
              )
 
  
 (1)
            MMBTU
                represents million British Thermal Units. (2)
            Fair
                value based on forward NYMEX natural gas prices, as
                applicable. 
 The
        following table sets forth the book and estimated fair values of derivative
        instruments at the dates indicated (in thousands):
 
 **December
                  31, 2005**
              
              **December
                  31, 2004****Book
                  Value**
              
              **Fair
                  Value**
              
              **Book
                  Value**
              
              **Fair
                  Value**AssetsDerivative
                  instruments
              
              $
              39
              
              $
              39
              
              $
              ―
              
              $
              ―$
              39
              
              $
              39
              
              $
              ―
              
              $
              ―LiabilitiesDerivative
                  instruments
              
              $
              (176
              )
              $
              (176
              )
              $
              ―
              
              $
              ―$
              (137
              )
              $
              (137
              )
              $
              ―
              
              $
              ―
 
 ***Revenue
        Recognition.*** Revenues
        from sales of natural gas are recognized by us when the gas has been delivered
        to the purchaser. Our natural gas is sold under various contracts entered
        into
        by our managing general partner. Virtually all of our managing general partner’s
        contract pricing provisions are tied to a market index, with certain adjustments
        based on, among other factors, whether a well delivers to a gathering or
        transmission line, quality of natural gas and prevailing supply and demand
        conditions, so that the price we receive from the sale of our natural gas
        fluctuates to remain competitive with generally available natural gas supplies
        in the market.
 
 ***Dismantlement,
        Restoration, Reclamation and Abandonment Costs.*** ** On
        an
        annual basis, we estimate the costs of future dismantlement, restoration,
        reclamation and abandonment of our natural gas and oil-producing properties.
        We
        also estimate the salvage value of our equipment that we can recover on
        abandonment. As of December 31, 2005 and 2004, our estimate of salvage values
        was greater than or equal to our estimate of the costs of future dismantlement,
        restoration, reclamation and abandonment. A decrease in salvage values or
        an
        increase in dismantlement, restoration, reclamation and abandonment costs
        from
        those we have estimated, or changes in our estimates or costs, could reduce
        our
        gross profit from energy operations.
  14
  
 ***Recently
        Issued Financial Accounting Standards.*** In
        May
        2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (“FASB”) issued Statement No.
        154, *Accounting
        Changes and Error Corrections* (“SFAS
        154”). SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial
        statements of changes in an accounting principle. It also requires that the
        new
        accounting principle be applied to the balances of assets and liabilities
        as of
        the beginning of the earliest period for which retrospective application
        is
        practicable and that a corresponding adjustment be made to the opening balance
        of retained earnings for that period rather than being reported in an income
        statement. The statement will be effective for accounting changes and
        corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.
        The impact of SFAS 154 will depend on the nature and extent of any voluntary
        accounting changes and corrections of errors after the effective date, but
        management does not currently expect SFAS 154 to have a material impact on
        our
        financial position or results of operations.
 
  15
  
 
 
 
 **ITEM
        7.**   **FINANCIAL
        STATEMENTS**
 
 
 **REPORT
        OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM**
 
 
 To
        the
        Partners of
 **Atlas
        America Public #9 Ltd**
 **A
        Pennsylvania Limited Partnership**
 
 
 We
        have
        audited the accompanying balance sheets of Atlas America Public #9 Ltd. (a
        Pennsylvania Limited Partnership) as of December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the
        related statements of operations, changes in partners’ capital, cash flows, and
        comprehensive income for the years then ended. These financial statements
        are
        the responsibility of the Partnership’s management. Our responsibility is to
        express an opinion on these financial statements based on our
        audits.
 
 
 We
        conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the Public Company
        Accounting Oversight Board (United States). Those standards require that
        we plan
        and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial
        statements are free of material misstatement. The Partnership is not required
        to
        have, nor were we engaged to perform an audit of its internal control over
        financial reporting. Our audits included consideration of internal control
        over
        financial reporting as a basis for designing audit procedures that are
        appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an
        opinion on the effectiveness of the Partnership’s internal control over
        financial reporting. Accordingly, we express no such opinion. An audit also
        includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting the amounts and
        disclosures in the financial statements, assessing the accounting principles
        used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating
        the
        overall financial statement presentation. We believe that our audits provide
        a
        reasonable basis for our opinion.
 
 
 In
        our
        opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in all
        material respects, the financial position of Atlas America Public #9 Ltd.
        as of
        December 31, 2005 and 2004, and the related statements of operations, changes
        in
        partners’ capital accounts, cash flows, and comprehensive income for the years
        then ended in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in
        the
        United States of America.
 
 
 /s/
        Grant
        Thornton LLP
 
 Cleveland,
        Ohio
 March
        20,
        2006
 
 
 
  16
  
 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **BALANCE
        SHEETS**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005 AND 2004**
 
 
 **2005**
              
              **2004****ASSETS**Current
                  assets:Cash
                  and cash equivalents
              
              $
              374,000
              
              $
              189,300Accounts
                  receivable - affiliate
              
              
              883,700
              
              
              864,200Hedge
                  receivable
              
              
              39,400
              
              
              ―Total
                  current assets
              
              
              1,297,100
              
              
              1,053,500Oil
                  and gas properties (successful efforts)
              
              
              18,719,000
              
              
              18,913,400Less
                  accumulated depletion
              
              
              (9,772,500
              )
              
              (9,245,100
              )8,946,500
              
              
              9,668,300$
              10,243,600
              
              $
              10,721,800**LIABILITIES
                  AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL**Current
                  liabilities:Accrued
                  liabilities
              
              $
              21,400
              
              $
              17,000Hedge
                  liability short-term
              
              
              3,900
              
              
              ―Total
                  current liabilities
              
              
              25,300
              
              
              17,000Asset
                  retirement obligation
              
              
              567,300
              
              
              473,900Hedge
                  liability long-term
              
              
              172,200
              
              
              ―Partners’
                  capital:Managing
                  general partner
              
              
              2,844,900
              
              
              3,025,300Limited
                  partners (1,500 units)
              
              
              6,770,600
              
              
              7,205,600Accumulated
                  comprehensive loss
              
              
              (136,700
              )
              
              ―9,478,800
              
              
              10,230,900$
              10,243,600
              
              $
              10,721,800
  
  
 
 
 
 
 
 The
        accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
        statements
 
  17
  
 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **STATEMENTS
        OF OPERATIONS**
 **YEARS
        ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004**
 
 
 **2005**
              
              **2004****REVENUES**Natural
                  gas and oil sales
              
              $
              2,832,100
              
              $
              2,799,300Interest
                  income
              
              
              3,400
              
              
              1,300Total
                  revenues
              
              
              2,835,500
              
              
              2,800,600**COSTS
                  AND EXPENSES**Production
                  expenses
              
              
              450,200
              
              
              481,800Depletion
                  of oil and gas properties
              
              
              782,400
              
              
              969,800Accretion
                  of asset retirement obligation
              
              
              28,400
              
              
              26,800General
                  and administrative expenses
              
              
              114,200
              
              
              106,300Total
                  expenses
              
              
              1,375,200
              
              
              1,584,700**Net
                  earnings**
              
              $
              1,460,300
              
              $
              1,215,900**Allocation
                  of net earnings:**Managing
                  general partner
              
              $
              424,700
              
              $
              369,800Limited
                  partners
              
              $
              1,035,600
              
              $
              846,100Net
                  earnings per limited partnership unit
              
              $
              690
              
              $
              564
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The
        accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
        statements
 
 
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 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **STATEMENTS
        OF COMPREHENSIVE INCOME (LOSS)**
 **YEARS
        ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004**
 
 
 
 **2005**
              
              **2004**Net
                  earnings
              
              $
              1,460,300
              
              $
              1,215,900Other
                  comprehensive loss:Unrealized
                  holding losses on hedging contracts
              
              
              (136,700
              )
              
              ―Comprehensive
                  income
              
              $
              1,323,600
              
              $
              1,215,900
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 The
        accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
        statements
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 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **STATEMENTS
        OF CHANGES IN PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS**
 **YEARS
        ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2005 AND 2004**
 
 **Managing**
              
              
              
              **Accumulated****General**
              
              **Limited**
              
              **Comprehensive****Partner**
              
              **Partners**
              
              **Loss**
              
              **Total****Balance
                  at December 31, 2003**
              
              $
              3,311,800
              
              $
              7,958,100
              
              $
              ―
              
              $
              11,269,900Participation
                  in revenue and expenses:Net
                  production revenues
              
              
              685,100
              
              
              1,632,400
              
              
              ―
              
              
              2,317,500Interest
                  income
              
              
              400
              
              
              900
              
              
              ―
              
              
              1,300Accretion
                  of asset retirement obligation
              
              
              (7,900
              )
              
              (18,900
              )
              
              ―
              
              
              (26,800
              )Depletion
              
              
              (276,400
              )
              
              (693,400
              )
              
              ―
              
              
              (969,800
              )General
                  and administrative
              
              
              (31,400
              )
              
              (74,900
              )
              
              ―
              
              
              (106,300
              )Net
                  earnings
              
              
              369,800
              
              
              846,100
              
              
              ―
              
              
              1,215,900Distributions
                  to partners
              
              
              (656,300
              )
              
              (1,598,600
              )
              
              ―
              
              
              (2,254,900
              )**Balance
                  at December 31, 2004**
              
              $
              3,025,300
              
              $
              7,205,600
              
              $
              ―
              
              $
              10,230,900Participation
                  in revenue and expenses:Net
                  production revenues
              
              
              690,700
              
              
              1,691,200
              
              
              ―
              
              
              2,381,900Interest
                  income
              
              
              1,000
              
              
              2,400
              
              
              ―
              
              
              3,400Accretion
                  of asset retirement obligation
              
              
              (8,200
              )
              
              (20,200
              )
              
              ―
              
              
              (28,400
              )Depletion
              
              
              (225,600
              )
              
              (556,800
              )
              
              ―
              
              
              (782,400
              )General
                  and administrative
              
              
              (33,200
              )
              
              (81,000
              )
              
              ―
              
              
              (114,200
              )Net
                  earnings
              
              
              424,700
              
              
              1,035,600
              
              
              ―
              
              
              1,460,300Accumulated
                  other comprehensive loss
              
              
              ―
              
              
              ―
              
              
              (136,700
              )
              
              (136,700
              )Distributions
                  to partners
              
              
              (605,100
              )
              
              (1,470,600
              )
              
              ―
              
              
              (2,075,700
              )**Balance
                  at December 31, 2005**
              
              $
              2,844,900
              
              $
              6,770,600
              
              $
              (136,700
              )
              $
              9,478,800
 
 
 
 
 
 The
        accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
        statements
 
 
 
  20
  
 
 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **STATEMENT
        OF CASH FLOWS YEARS ENDED**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005 AND 2004**
 
 
 **2005**
              
              **2004****Cash
                  flows from operating activities:**Net
                  earnings
              
              $
              1,460,300
              
              $
              1,215,900Adjustments
                  to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating
                  activities:Depletion
              
              
              782,400
              
              
              969,800Accretion
                  of asset retirement obligation
              
              
              28,400
              
              
              26,800Increase
                  in accounts receivable-affiliate
              
              
              (19,500
              )
              
              (128,300
              )Increase
                  in accrued liabilities
              
              
              4,400
              
              
              6,500Net
                  cash provided by operating activities
              
              
              2,256,000
              
              
              2,090,700**Cash
                  flows from investing activities:**Proceeds
                  from asset sales
              
              
              4,400
              
              
              3,300Net
                  cash provided by investing activities
              
              
              4,400
              
              
              3,300**Cash
                  flows from financing activities:**Distributions
                  to Partners
              
              
              (2,075,700
              )
              
              (2,254,900
              )Net
                  cash used in financing activities
              
              
              (2,075,700
              )
              
              (2,254,900
              )Net
                  increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
              
              
              184,700
              
              
              (160,900
              )Cash
                  and cash equivalents at beginning of year
              
              
              189,300
              
              
              350,200Cash
                  and cash equivalents at end of year
              
              $
              374,000
              
              $
              189,300**Supplemental
                  Schedule of Noncash Investing and Financing
                  Activities:**Asset
                  retirement obligation
              
              $
              65,000
              
              $
              25,400
 
 
 
 
 The
        accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial
        statements
 
 
 
  21
  
 
 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS**
 
 Atlas
        America Public #9 Ltd. (the “Partnership”) is a Pennsylvania Limited Partnership
        which includes Atlas Resources, Inc. (“Atlas”) of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, as
        Managing General Partner and Operator, and 535 Limited Partners. The Partnership
        was formed on July 27, 2000 to drill and operate gas wells located primarily
        in
        western Pennsylvania. At December 31, 2005, the Partnership had various working
        interests in 84 gross wells.
 
 *Spin-off
        of Atlas America, Inc. from Resource America, Inc.*
 
 On
        June
        30, 2005, Resource America, Inc. (“RAI”) our former indirect parent, distributed
        its remaining 10.7 million shares of Atlas America, Inc. to its stockholders
        in
        the form of a tax-free dividend. Although the distribution itself was tax-free
        to RAI stockholders, as a result of the deconsolidation there may be some
        tax
        liability arising from prior unrelated corporate transactions among Atlas
        America, Inc. and some of its subsidiaries. These transactions did not have
        a
        direct material impact on our financial position or results of operations,
        and
        Atlas America, Inc. (and our managing general partner) no longer consolidate
        with RAI as of June 30, 2005.
 
 **NOTE
        2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**
 
 A
        summary
        of significant accounting policies consistently applied in the preparation
        of
        the accompanying financial statements follows:
 
 *Basis
        of Accounting*
 
 The
        financial statements are prepared in accordance with accounting principles
        generally accepted in the United States of America.
 
 *Use
        of Estimates*
 
 Preparation
        of the financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally
        accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates
        and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities
        and
        the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities as of the date of the
        financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues, costs and expenses
        during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these
        estimates.
 
 *Reclassifications*
 
 Certain
        reclassifications have been made to the fiscal 2004 financial statements
        to
        conform to the fiscal 2005 presentation.
 
 *Receivables*
 
 In
        evaluating the need for an allowance for possible losses, Atlas as our Managing
        General Partner, performs ongoing credit evaluations of its customers and
        adjusts credit limits based upon payment history and the customer’s current
        creditworthiness, as determined by Atlas’s review of its customers’ credit
        information. Atlas extends credit on an unsecured basis to many of its energy
        customers. At December 31, 2005 Atlas’s credit evaluation indicated that it and
        the Partnership have no need for an allowance for possible losses.
 
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 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)**
 
 *Revenue
        Recognition*
 
 Revenues
        from sales of natural gas are recognized by us when the gas has been delivered
        to the purchaser. Our natural gas is sold under various contracts entered
        into
        by our managing general partner. Virtually all of the managing general partner’s
        contracts pricing provisions are tied to a market index, with certain
        adjustments based on, among other factors, whether a well delivers to a
        gathering or transmission line, quality of natural gas and prevailing supply
        and
        demand conditions, so that the price we receive from the sale of our natural
        gas
        fluctuates to remain competitive with generally available natural gas supplies
        in the market.
 
 Because
        there are timing differences between the delivery of our natural gas and
        oil and
        our receipt of a delivery statement, we have unbilled revenues. These revenues
        are accrued based upon volumetric data from our records and our estimates
        of the
        related transportation and compression fees which are, in turn, based upon
        applicable product prices. The Partnership had unbilled trade receivables
        of
        $626,400 at December 31, 2005 and $512,100 at December 31, 2004, respectively,
        which are included in “Accounts receivable - affiliate” line item on our balance
        sheets. See Item 7 “Financial Statements”.
 
 *Recently
        Issued Financial Accounting Standards*
 
 In
        May
        2005, the Financial Accounting Standards Board, (“FASB”) issued Statement No.
        154, *Accounting
        Changes and Error Corrections* (“SFAS
        154”). SFAS 154 requires retrospective application to prior periods’ financial
        statements of changes in accounting principle. It also requires that the
        new
        accounting principle be applied to the balances of assets and liabilities
        as of
        the beginning of the earliest period for which retrospective application
        is
        practicable and that a corresponding adjustment be made to the opening balance
        of retained earnings for that period rather than being reported in an income
        statement. The statement will be effective for accounting changes and
        corrections of errors made in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2005.
        The impact of SFAS 154 will depend on the nature and extent of any voluntary
        accounting changes and corrections of errors after the effective date, but
        management does not currently expect SFAS 154 to have a material impact on
        the
        Partnership’s financial position or results of operations.
 
 *Fair
        Value of Financial Instruments*
 
 For
        cash,
        receivables and payables, the carrying amounts approximate fair values because
        of the short maturities of these instruments.
 
 For
        derivatives the carrying value approximates fair value because they have
        been
        marked to market.
 
 *Supplemental
        Cash Flow Information*
 
 The
        Partnership considers temporary investments with a maturity at the date of
        acquisition of 90 days or less to be cash equivalents. No cash was paid by
        the
        Partnership for interest or income taxes for the years ended December 31,
        2005
        and 2004.
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 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS(CONTINUED)**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)**
 
 *Concentration
        of Credit Risk*
 
 Financial
        instruments, which potentially subject the Partnership to concentrations
        of
        credit risk, consist principally of periodic temporary investments of cash
        and
        cash equivalents. The Partnership places its temporary cash investments in
        deposits with high-quality financial institutions. At December 31, 2005,
        the
        Partnership had $376,000 in deposits at one bank of which $276,000 was over
        the
        insurance limit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and at December
        31,
        2004 the Partnership had $191,500 in deposits at one bank of which $91,500
        was
        over the insurance limit of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation. No
        losses
        have been experienced on such investments.
 
 *Comprehensive
        Income*
 
 The
        Partnership is subject to the provisions of SFAS No. 130, “Reporting
        Comprehensive Income,” which requires disclosure of comprehensive income and its
        components. Comprehensive income includes net income and all other changes
        in
        equity of a business during a period from non-owner sources. These changes,
        other than net income, are referred to as “other comprehensive income” and for
        the Partnership only include changes in the unrealized hedging gains and
        losses.
 
 *Property
        and Equipment*
 
 Property
        and equipment are stated at cost. Depletion is based on cost less estimated
        salvage value primarily using the unit-of-production method over the assets’
estimated useful lives. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as incurred.
        Major
        renewals and improvements that extend the useful lives of property are
        capitalized.
 
 Oil
                  and gas properties consist of the following:
              
              **At
                  December 31,****2005**
              
              **2004**Mineral
                  interest in properties:Proved
                  properties
              
              $
              261,000
              
              $
              264,200Wells
                  and related equipment
              
              
              18,458,000
              
              
              18,649,20018,719,000
              
              
              18,913,400Accumulated
                  depletion:Oil
                  and gas properties
              
              
              (9,772,500
              )
              
              (9,245,100
              )$
              8,946,500
              
              $
              9,668,300
 
 *Oil
        and Gas Properties*
 
 The
        Partnership uses the successful efforts method of accounting for oil and
        gas
        producing activities. Costs to acquire mineral interests in oil and gas
        properties and to drill and equip wells are capitalized. Oil is converted
        to gas
        equivalent basis (“mcfe”) at the rate of one barrel equals 6 mcf. Depletion is
        provided on the units of production method.
 
 The
        Partnership’s long-lived assets are reviewed for impairment annually for events
        or changes in circumstances that indicate that the carrying amount of an
        asset
        may not be recoverable. Long-lived assets are reviewed for potential impairments
        at the lowest levels for which there are identifiable cash flows that are
        largely independent of other groups of assets. The review is done by determining
        if the historical cost of proved properties less the applicable accumulated
        depreciation, depletion and amortization and abandonment is less than the
        estimated expected undiscounted future cash flows. The expected future cash
        flows are estimated based on the Partnership’s plans to continue to produce and
        develop proved reserves. Expected future cash flow from the sale of production
        of reserves is calculated based on estimated future prices. The Partnership
        estimates prices based upon market related information including published
        futures prices. The
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 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (CONTINUED)**
 
 estimated
        future level of production is based on assumptions surrounding future levels
        of
        prices and costs, field decline rates, market demand and supply, and the
        economic and regulatory climates. If the carrying value exceeds such cash
        flows,
        an impairment loss is recognized for the difference between the estimated
        fair
        market value (as determined by discounted future cash flows), and the carrying
        value of the assets.
 
 Upon
        the
        sale or retirement of a complete or partial unit of a proved property, the
        cost
        is eliminated from the property accounts, and the resultant gain or loss
        is
        reclassified to accumulated depletion. Upon the sale of an entire interest
        in an
        unproved property where the property had been assessed for impairment
        individually, a gain or loss is recognized in the statements of operations.
        If a
        partial interest in an unproved property is sold, any funds received are
        accounted for as a reduction of the cost in the interest retained.
 
 *Asset
        Retirement Obligation*
 
 The
        fair
        values of asset retirement obligations are recognized in the period they
        are
        incurred if a reasonable estimate of fair value can be made. Asset retirement
        obligations primarily relate to the abandonment of oil and gas producing
        facilities and include costs to dismantle and relocate or dispose of production
        equipment, gathering systems, wells and related structures. Estimates are
        based
        on historical experience in plugging and abandoning wells, estimated remaining
        lives of those wells based on reserve estimates, external estimates as to
        the
        cost to plug and abandon the wells in the future and federal and state
        regulatory requirements. The Partnership does not provide for a market risk
        premium associated with asset retirement obligation because a reliable estimate
        cannot be determined.
 
 *Environmental
        Matters*
 
 The
        Partnership is subject to various federal, state and local laws and regulations
        relating to the protection of the environment. The Partnership has established
        procedures for the ongoing evaluation of its operations, to identify potential
        environmental exposures and to comply with regulatory policies and
        procedures.
 
 The
        Partnership accounts for environmental contingencies in accordance with SFAS
        No.
        5 “Accounting for Contingencies.” Environmental expenditures that relate to
        current operations are expensed or capitalized as appropriate. Expenditures
        that
        relate to an existing condition caused by past operations, and do not contribute
        to current or future revenue generation, are expensed. Liabilities are recorded
        when environmental assessments and/or clean-ups are probable, and the costs
        can
        be reasonably estimated. The Partnership maintains insurance that may cover
        in
        whole or in part certain environmental expenditures. For the two years ended
        December 31, 2005, the Partnership had no environmental matters requiring
        specific disclosure or requiring recording of a liability.
 
 *Major
        Customers*
 
 The
        Partnership’s natural gas is sold under contract to various purchasers. For the
        years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, sales to Amerada Hess Corporation
        and
        UGI Energy Services, Inc. account for 42% and 33%, and 40% and 27%,
        respectively, of total revenues. No other customer accounted for 10% or more
        of
        total revenues for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004.
 
 *Derivative
        Instruments*
 
 The
        Partnership applies the provisions of SFAS No. 133, “Accounting for Derivative
        Instruments and Hedging Activity” (“SFAS No. 133”). SFAS No. 133 requires each
        derivative instrument to be recorded in the balance sheet as either an asset
        or
        liability measured at fair value. Changes in a derivative instrument’s fair
        value are recognized currently in earnings unless specific hedge accounting
        criteria are met.
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 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        3 - ASSET RETIREMENT OBLIGATION**
 
 The
        Partnership accounts for its estimated plugging and abandonment of its oil
        and
        gas properties in accordance with SFAS 143, “Accounting for Asset Retirement
        Obligation”.
 
 A
        reconciliation of the Partnership’s liability for well plugging and abandonment
        costs for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 is as follows:
 
 **2005**
              
              **2004**Asset
                  retirement obligation, beginning of year
              
              $
              473,900
              
              $
              421,700Revisions
                  in estimates
              
              
              65,000
              
              
              25,400Accretion
                  expense
              
              
              28,400
              
              
              26,800Total
                  asset retirement obligation, end of year
              
              $
              567,300
              
              $
              473,900
 
 **NOTE
        4 - FEDERAL INCOME TAXES**
 
 The
        Partnership is not treated as a taxable entity for federal income tax purposes.
        Any item of income, gain, loss, deduction or credit flows through to the
        partners as though each partner had incurred such item directly. As a result,
        each partner must take into account his pro rata share of all items of
        partnership income and deductions in computing his federal income tax
        liability.
 
 **NOTE
        5 - PARTICIPATION IN REVENUES AND COSTS**
 
 The
        Managing General Partner and the limited partners generally participate in
        revenues and costs in the following manner:
 **Managing****General**
              
              **Limited****Partner**
              
              **Partners**Organization
                  and offering costs
              
              
              100
              %
              
              0
              %Lease
                  costs
              
              
              100
              %
              
              0
              %Revenues
              
              
              (1
              )
              
              (1
              )Operating
                  costs, administrative costs, direct and all other costs
              
              
              (2
              )
              
              (2
              )Intangible
                  drilling costs
              
              
              0
              %
              
              100
              %Tangible
                  equipment costs
              
              
              100
              %
              
              0
              %
 
  
 (1)
            Subject
                to the Managing General Partner’s subordination obligation, substantially
                all partnership revenues will be shared in the same percentage as
                capital
                contributions are to the total partnership capital contributions,
                except
                that the Managing General Partner will receive an additional 7% of
                the
                partnership revenues. (2)
            These
                costs will be charged to the partners in the same ratio as the related
                production revenues are credited.  26
  
 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        6 - CERTAIN RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
 
 The
        Partnership has entered into the following significant transactions with
        Atlas
        Resource, Inc. (“Atlas”), the Managing General Partner, and its affiliates as
        provided under the Partnership agreement:
 
 Administrative
                  costs which are included in general and administrative expenses
                  in the
                  Statement of Operations are payable to Atlas at $75 per well per
                  month.
                  Administrative costs incurred in 2005 and 2004 were $69,200 and
                  $70,000,
                  respectively.Monthly
                  well supervision fees which are included in production expenses
                  in the
                  Statement of Operations are payable to Atlas at $275 per well per
                  month
                  for operating and maintaining the wells. Well supervision fees
                  incurred in
                  2005 and 2004 were $253,800 and $242,000, respectively.Transportation
                  fees which are included in production expenses in the Statement
                  of
                  Operations are payable to Atlas at $ .29-$ .35 per MCF (one thousand
                  cubic
                  feet). Transportation costs incurred in 2005 and 2004 were $94,100
                  and
                  $118,000, respectively.Our
                  managing general partner and its affiliates will be reimbursed
                  for all
                  direct costs expended on our behalf. For the years ended December
                  31, 2005
                  and 2004, we reimbursed the managing general partner for $147,300
                  and
                  $158,100, respectively, for direct
                  costs.
 
 As
        the
        Managing General Partner, Atlas performs all administrative and management
        functions for the Partnership including billing revenues and paying expenses.
        Accounts receivable - affiliate on the Partnership’s Balance Sheets represents
        the net production revenues due from Atlas.
 
 **NOTE
        7 - COMMITMENTS**
 
 Subject
        to certain conditions, investor partners may present their interests for
        purchase by Atlas. The purchase price will be calculated by Atlas in accordance
        with the terms of the partnership agreement. Atlas is not obligated to purchase
        more than 5% of the units in any calendar year. In the event that Atlas is
        unable to obtain the necessary funds, Atlas may suspend its purchase obligation.
        At December 31, 2005 Atlas had purchased less than 1% of investor partner
        units.
 
 Beginning
        three years after each of our wells has been placed into production our managing
        general partner, as operator, may retain $200 of our revenues per month per
        well
        to cover our estimated future plugging and abandonment costs. As of December
        31,
        2005 the managing general partner has not withheld such funds.
 
 **NOTE
        8 - SUBORDINATION OF MANAGING GENERAL PARTNER’S REVENUE
        SHARE**
 
 Under
        the
        terms of the partnership agreement, Atlas may be required to subordinate
        up to
        50% of its share of production revenues of the Partnership, net of related
        operating costs, administrative costs and well supervision fees to the receipt
        by the investor partners of cash distributions from the Partnership equal
        to at
        least 10% of their agreed subscriptions, determined on a cumulative basis,
        in
        each of the first five years of Partnership operations, commencing with the
        first distribution of revenues to the investor partners (July 2001). During
        the
        subordination period, Atlas can be reimbursed for any subordination advances
        to
        the extent distributions to investor partners exceed the 10% return. In 2005
        and
        2004, Atlas was not required to subordinate any of its net revenues to the
        investor partners.
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 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        9 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS**
 
 Atlas
        on
        behalf of The Partnership from time to time enters into natural gas futures
        and
        option contracts to hedge exposure to changes in natural gas prices. At any
        point in time, such contracts may include regulated New York Mercantile Exchange
        (“NYMEX”) futures and options contracts and non-regulated over-the-counter
        futures contracts with qualified counterparties. NYMEX contracts are generally
        settled with offsetting positions, but may be settled by the delivery of
        natural
        gas.
 
 Atlas
        formally documents all relationships between hedging instruments and the
        items
        being hedged, including the risk management objective and strategy for
        undertaking the hedging transactions. This includes matching the natural
        gas
        futures and options contracts to the forecasted transactions. Atlas assesses,
        both at the inception of the hedge and on an ongoing basis, whether the
        derivatives are highly effective in offsetting changes in the fair value
        of
        hedged items. Historically these contracts have qualified and been designated
        as
        cash flow hedges and recorded at their fair values. Gains or losses on future
        contracts are determined as the difference between the contract price and
        a
        reference price, generally prices on NYMEX. Changes in fair value are recognized
        in Partners’ Capital as Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) and
        recognized within the statement of operations in the month the hedged gas
        is
        sold. If it is determined that a derivative is not highly effective as a
        hedge
        or it has ceased to be a highly effective hedge, due to the loss of correlation
        between changes in gas reference prices under a hedging instrument and actual
        gas prices, Atlas will discontinue hedge accounting for the derivative and
        subsequent changes in fair value for the derivative will be recognized
        immediately into earnings.
 
 At
        December 31, 2005, Atlas had 60 open natural gas futures contracts on behalf
        of
        the Partnership related to natural gas sales covering 218,100 dekatherms
        (“Dth”)
        (net to the Partnership) of natural gas, maturing through December 31, 2009
        at a
        combined average settlement price of $9.24 per Dth. There were no such open
        contracts at December 31, 2004. At December 31, 2005, the Partnership reflected
        net hedging liabilities on its balance sheet of $136,700. Of the $136,700
        net
        loss in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) at December 31, 2005,
        if
        the fair values of the instruments remain at current market values, the
        Partnership will reclassify $35,500 of net gains to its statement of operations
        over the next twelve month period as these contracts expire, and $172,200
        of
        losses will be reclassified in later periods. Actual amounts that will be
        reclassified will vary as a result of future price changes. Ineffective hedge
        gains or losses are recorded within the statement of operations while the
        hedge
        contract is open and may increase or decrease until settlement of the contract.
        The Partnership realized gains of $14,400 for the year ended December 31,
        2005,
        within its statement of operations related to the settlement of qualifying
        hedge
        instruments.
 
 As
        of
        December 31, 2005, Atlas on behalf of the Partnership, had the following
        natural
        gas volumes hedged:
 
 **Natural
                  Gas Fixed - Price Swaps****Production**
              
              
              
              **Average**
              
              **Fair
                  Value****Period**
              
              **Volumes**
              
              **Fixed
                  Price**
              
              **Liability****(2)****Ended
                  December 31,**
              
              **(MMBTU)****(1)**
              
              **(per
                  MMBTU)**
              
              **(in
                  thousands)**2006
              
              
              50,000
              
              $
              11.48
              
              $
              352007
              
              
              79,200
              
              
              8.77
              
              
              (95
              )2008
              
              
              88,900
              
              
              8.40
              
              
              (77
              )Total
                  liability
              
              
              
              
              
              
              
              $
              (137
              )
 
  
 (1)
            MMBTU
                represents million British Thermal Units. (2)
            Fair
                value based on forward NYMEX natural gas prices, as
                applicable.  28
  
 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        9 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)**
 
 The
        following table sets forth the book and estimated fair values of derivative
        instruments at the dates indicated (in thousands):
 
 **December
                  31, 2005**
              
              **December
                  31, 2004****Book
                  Value**
              
              **Fair
                  Value**
              
              **Book
                  Value**
              
              **Fair
                  Value**AssetsDerivative
                  instruments
              
              $
              39
              
              $
              39
              
              $
              ―
              
              $
              ―$
              39
              
              $
              39
              
              $
              ―
              
              $
              ―LiabilitiesDerivative
                  instruments
              
              $
              (176
              )
              $
              (176
              )
              $
              ―
              
              $
              ―$
              (137
              )
              $
              (137
              )
              $
              ―
              
              $
              ―
 
 **NOTE
        10 - NATURAL GAS AND OIL PRODUCING ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)**
 
 The
        supplementary information summarized below presents the results of natural
        gas
        and oil activities in accordance with Statements of Financial Accounting
        Standards No. 69, “Disclosures About Oil and Gas Producing Activities” (“SFAS
        No. 69”). Annually, reserve value information is provided to the investor
        partners pursuant to the partnership agreement. The partnership agreement
        provides a presentment feature whereby the managing general partner will
        buy
        partnership units, subject to annual limitations, based upon a valuation
        formula
        price in the partnership agreement. Therefore, reserve value information
        under
        SFAS No. 69 is not presented.
 
 No
        consideration has been given in the following information to the income tax
        effect of the activities, as the Partnership is not treated as a taxable
        entity
        for income tax purposes.
 
 ***(1)***  ***Capitalized
        Costs Related to Oil and Gas Producing Activities***
 
 The
        following table presents the capitalized costs related to natural gas and
        oil
        producing activities at December 31:
 
 **2005**
              
              **2004**Mineral
                  interests in proved properties
              
              $
              261,000
              
              $
              264,200Wells
                  and related equipment
              
              
              18,458,000
              
              
              18,649,200Accumulated
                  depletion
              
              
              (9,772,500
              )
              
              (9,245,100
              )Net
                  capitalized costs
              
              $
              8,946,500
              
              $
              9,668,300
 
 ***(2)***  ***Results
        of Operations for Oil and Gas Producing Activities***
 
 The
        following table presents the results of operations related to natural gas
        and
        oil production for the year ended December 31:
 
 **2005**
              
              **2004**Natural
                  gas and oil sales
              
              $
              2,832,100
              
              $
              2,799,300Production
                  costs
              
              
              (450,200
              )
              
              (481,800
              )Accretion
                  of asset retirement obligation
              
              
              (28,400
              )
              
              (26,800
              )Accumulated
                  depletion
              
              
              (782,400
              )
              
              (969,800
              )Results
                  of operations from oil and gas producing activities
              
              $
              1,571,100
              
              $
              1,320,900
 
  29
  
 **ATLAS
        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**
 **(A
        PENNSYLVANIA LIMITED PARTNERSHIP)**
 **NOTES
        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**
 **DECEMBER
        31, 2005**
 
 **NOTE
        10 - NATURAL GAS AND OIL PRODUCING ACTIVITIES (UNAUDITED)
        (CONTINUED)**
 
 ***(3)***  ***Costs
        Incurred in Oil and Gas Producing Activities***
 
 Costs
        incurred for its years ended December 31, are as follows:
 
 **2005**
              
              **2004**Capitalized
                  asset retirement costs
              
              $
              65,000
              
              $
              25,400
 
 ***(4)***  ***Oil
        and Gas Reserve Information***
 
 The
        information presented below represents estimates of proved natural gas and
        oil
        reserves. The estimates of the Partnership’s proved gas reserves are based upon
        evaluations made by management and verified by Wright & Company, Inc., an
        independent petroleum engineering firm, as of December 31, 2005 and 2004.
        All
        reserves are located within the United States. Reserves are estimated in
        accordance with guidelines established by the Securities and Exchange Commission
        and the Financial Accounting Standards Board which require that reserve
        estimates be prepared under existing economic and operating conditions with
        no
        provision for price and cost escalation except by contractual arrangements.
        Proved reserves are estimated quantities of crude oil and natural gas which
        geological and engineering data demonstrate with reasonable certainty to
        be
        recoverable in future years from known reservoirs under existing economic
        and
        operating conditions, i.e. prices and costs as of the date the estimate is
        made.
        Prices include consideration of changes in existing prices provided only
        by
        contractual arrangements, but not on escalations based upon future
        conditions.
 
 Proved
        developed reserves are those which are expected to be recovered through existing
        wells with existing equipment and operating methods. Additional oil and gas
        expected to be obtained through the application of fluid injection or other
        improved recovery techniques for supplementing the natural forces and mechanisms
        of primary recovery should be included as “proved developed reserves” only after
        testing by a pilot project or after the operation of an installed program
        has
        confirmed through production response that increased recovery will be achieved.
        All reserves are proved developed reserves and are located in the Appalachian
        Basin area.
 
 There
        are
        numerous uncertainties inherent in estimating quantities of proved reserves
        and
        in projecting future net revenues and the timing of development expenditures.
        The reserve data presented represents estimates only and should not be construed
        as being exact. In addition, the standardized measure of discounted future
        net
        cash flows may not represent the fair market value of the Partnership’s oil and
        gas reserves or the present value of future cash flows of equivalent reserves,
        due to anticipated future changes in oil and gas prices and in production
        and
        development costs and other factors for which effects have not been provided.
        The upward revision in our reserves for the year ended December 31, 2005
        as
        compared to the prior year similar period is primarily related to an increase
        in
        the price that we received for our natural gas and oil.
 
 **Natural
                  Gas**
              
              **Oil****(MCF)**
              
              **(BBLS)**Proved
                  developed reserves:**Balance
                  January 1, 2004**
              
              
              4,609,900
              
              
              21,500Production
              
              
              (447,100
              )
              
              (3,700
              )Revisions
                  to previous estimates
              
              
              31,800
              
              
              2,600**Balance,
                  December 31, 2004**
              
              
              4,194,600
              
              
              20,400Production
              
              
              (359,900
              )
              
              (2,700
              )Revisions
                  to previous estimates
              
              
              436,100
              
              
              4,800**Balance,
                  December 31, 2005**
              
              
              4,270,800
              
              
              22,500
 
  30
  
 **ITEM
                  8.**
              **CHANGES
                  IN AND DISAGREEMENTS WITH ACCOUNTANTS ON ACCOUNTING
                  AND****FINANCIAL
                  DISCLOSURE**
 
 None.
 
 **ITEM
                  8A.**
              **CONTROLS
                  AND PROCEDURES**
 
 Under
        the
        supervision and with the participation of our managing general partner's
        management, including our managing general partner's Chief Executive Officer
        and
        Chief Financial Officer, our managing general partner has evaluated the
        effectiveness of the design and operation of its disclosure controls and
        procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rule 13a-15(e) and Rule 15d-15(e)
        as of
        the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-KSB, and,
        based
        on their evaluation, the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer
        have concluded that these disclosure controls and procedures are effective
        in
        all material respects, including those to ensure that information required
        to be
        disclosed in reports filed or submitted under the Securities Exchange Act
        is
        recorded, processed, summarized, and reported, within the time periods specified
        in the SEC’s rules and forms, and is accumulated and communicated to management,
        including our managing general partner's Chief Executive Officer and Chief
        Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow for timely disclosure. There have
        been no changes in our internal controls or in other factors that could
        significantly affect these controls in the fourth quarter and subsequent
        to the
        date of their evaluation.
 
 **ITEM
                  8B.**
              **OTHER
                  INFORMATION**
 
 None.
 **PART
        III**
 
 **ITEM
                  9.**
              **DIRECTORS,
                  EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AND SIGNIFICANT EMPLOYEES,
                  COMPLIANCE****WITH
                  SECTION 16 (A) OF THE EXCHANGE
                  ACT**
 
 **Responsibilities
        of Atlas Resources** .
        We have
        no employees and rely on our managing general partner, which also serves
        as
        driller-operator of our wells, for managing us and our wells. Our managing
        general partner has complete and exclusive discretion and control over our
        operations and activities and makes all of our decisions affecting the wells
        we
        have drilled. Our managing general partner provides continuing review and
        analysis of all wells and monitors all expenditures and commitments made
        on our
        behalf. In addition, our managing general partner performs administrative
        services relating to our funding and operation, participant reporting, financial
        budgeting and record keeping.
 
 **Business
        of Atlas Resources** .
        Our
        managing general partner was incorporated in 1979 and depends on Atlas America
        Inc., its indirect parent company, for management and administrative functions
        and financing its capital contributions to us and its other partnerships.
        Our
        managing general partner pays a management fee to Atlas America, Inc. for
        management and administrative services which amounted to $45.7 million, $21.6
        million and $13.1 million for its fiscal years ended September 30, 2005,
        2004
        and 2003, respectively. See Item 11 “Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial
        Owners and Management” for a discussion of the ownership of our managing general
        partner. During 2004, RAI offered a portion of its common stock in Atlas
        America. Inc. pursuant to an S-1 Registration Statement. Following the offering,
        RAI owned approximately 80.2% of the outstanding shares of Atlas America,
        Inc.’s
        common stock. On June 30, 2005, RAI, our former indirect parent, distributed
        its
        remaining 10.7 million shares of Atlas America, Inc. to its stockholders
        in the
        form of a tax-free dividend. Although the distribution itself was tax-free
        to
        RAI stockholders, as a result of the deconsolidation there may be some tax
        liability arising from prior unrelated corporate transactions among Atlas
        America, Inc. and some of its subsidiaries. These transactions did not have
        a
        direct material impact on our financial position or results of operations,
        and
        Atlas America, Inc. (and our managing general partner) no longer consolidate
        with RAI as of June 30, 2005.
  31
  
 In
        addition, Atlas America recently announced that it intends to transfer to
        a
        newly-formed wholly-owned limited liability company or limited partnership
        subsidiary of Atlas America substantially all of its natural gas and oil
        exploration and production assets. As part of that transaction, Atlas America
        anticipates that our managing general partner will be converted from a
        corporation into a limited liability company that will become an indirect
        subsidiary of Atlas America’s newly-formed subsidiary. Our managing general
        partner, however, will continue to serve as our managing general partner,
        and
        does not expect that any of these transactions will have a material effect
        on
        our financial position or results of operations. Atlas America further intends
        to make a registered initial public offering of a minority interest, estimated
        to be 20%, in its newly-formed subsidiary. This report does not constitute
        an
        offer to sell or a solicitation of an offer to buy any such
        securities.
 
 Atlas
        America, Inc. is headquartered at 311 Rouser Road, Moon Township, Pennsylvania
        15108, which is also our managing general partner’s primary office.
 
 **Executive
        Officers and Directors.** The
        executive officers and directors of our managing general partner will serve
        until their successors are elected. The executive officers and directors
        of the
        managing general partner are as follows:
 
 **NAME**
              **AGE**
              **POSITION
                  OR OFFICE**Freddie
                  M. Kotek
              50
              Chairman
                  of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive Officer and
                  PresidentFrank
                  P. Carolas
              46
              Executive
                  Vice President - Land and Geology and a DirectorJeffrey
                  C. Simmons
              47
              Executive
                  Vice President - Operations and a DirectorJack
                  L. Hollander
              49
              Senior
                  Vice President - Direct Participation ProgramsNancy
                  J. McGurk
              50
              Senior
                  Vice President - Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
                  OfficerMichael
                  L. Staines
              56
              Senior
                  Vice President, Secretary and a
                  Director
 
 With
        respect to the biographical information set forth below:
 
 ·
            the
                approximate amount of an individual’s professional time devoted to the
                business and affairs of our managing general partner and Atlas have
                been
                aggregated because there is no reasonable method for them to distinguish
                their activities between the two companies;
                and ·
            for
                those individuals who also hold senior positions with other affiliates
                of
                our managing general partner, if it is stated that they devote
                approximately 100% of their professional time to our managing general
                partner and Atlas, it is because either the other affiliates are
                not
                currently active in drilling new wells, such as Viking Resources
                or
                Resource Energy, and the individuals are not required to devote a
                material
                amount of their professional time to the affiliates, or there is
                no
                reasonable method to distinguish their activities between our managing
                general partner and Atlas America as compared with the other affiliates
                of
                our managing general partner, such as Viking Resources or Resource
                Energy. 
 **Freddie
        M. Kotek.** President
        and Chief Executive Officer since January 2002 and Chairman of the Board
        of
        Directors since September 2001. Mr. Kotek has been Executive Vice President
        and
        Chief Financial Officer of Atlas America from February 2004 to March 2005,
        and
        served as a director from September 2001 until February 2004. Mr. Kotek was
        a
        Senior Vice President of Resource America, and President of Resource Leasing,
        Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Resource America) from 1995 until May,
        2004
        when he resigned from Resource America and all of its subsidiaries which
        are not
        subsidiaries of Atlas America. Mr. Kotek was President of Resource Properties
        from September 2000 to October 2001 and its Executive Vice President from
        1993
        to August 1999. Mr. Kotek received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Rutgers
        College in 1977 with high honors in Economics. He also received a Master
        in
        Business Administration degree from the Harvard Graduate School of Business
        Administration in 1981. Mr. Kotek devotes approximately 95% of his professional
        time to the business and affairs of the managing general partner and Atlas
        America, and the remainder of his professional time to the business and affairs
        of the managing general partner’s affiliates.
  32
  
 **Frank
        P. Carolas.** Executive
        Vice President-Land and Geology and a Director since January 2001. Mr. Carolas
        has been an Executive Vice President of Atlas America since January 2001
        and
        served as a Director of Atlas America from January 2002 until February 2004.
        Mr.
        Carolas was a Vice President of Resource America from April 2001 until May
        2004
        when he resigned from Resource America. Mr. Carolas served as Vice President
        of
        Land and Geology for the managing general partner from July 1999 until December
        2000 and for Atlas America from 1998 until December 2000. Before that Mr.
        Carolas served as Vice President of Atlas Energy Group, Inc. from 1997 until
        1998, which was the former parent company of the managing general partner.
        Mr.
        Carolas is a certified petroleum geologist and has been with our managing
        general partner and its affiliates since 1981. He received a Bachelor of
        Science
        degree in Geology from Pennsylvania State University in 1981 and is an active
        member of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Mr. Carolas devotes
        approximately 100% of his professional time to the business and affairs of
        the
        managing general partner and Atlas America.
 
 **Jeffrey
        C. Simmons.** Executive
        Vice President-Operations and a Director since January, 2001. Mr. Simmons
        has
        been an Executive Vice President of Atlas America since January 2001 and
        was a
        Director of Atlas America from January 2002 until February 2004. Mr. Simmons
        was
        a Vice President of Resource America from April 2001 until May 2004 when
        he
        resigned from Resource America. Mr. Simmons served as Vice President of
        Operations for the managing general partner from July 1999 until December
        2000
        and for Atlas America from 1998 until December 2000. Mr. Simmons joined Resource
        America in 1986 as a senior petroleum engineer and has served in various
        executive positions with its energy subsidiaries since then. Before Mr. Simmons’
career with Resource America, he had worked with Core Laboratories, Inc.,
        of
        Dallas, Texas, and PNC Bank of Pittsburgh. Mr. Simmons received his Petroleum
        Engineering degree from Marietta College in 1981 and his Masters degree in
        Business Administration from Ashland University in 1992. Mr. Simmons devotes
        approximately 80% of his professional time to the business and affairs of
        the
        managing general partner and Atlas America, and the remainder of his
        professional time to the business and affairs of the managing general partner’s
        affiliates, primarily Viking Resources and Resource Energy.
 
 **Jack
        L. Hollander.** Senior
        Vice President - Direct Participation Programs since January 2002 and before
        that he served as Vice President - Direct Participation Programs from January
        2001 until December 2001. Mr. Hollander also serves as Senior Vice President
        -
        Direct Participation Programs of Atlas America since January 2002. Mr. Hollander
        practiced law with Rattet, Hollander & Pasternak, concentrating in tax
        matters and real estate transactions, from 1990 to January 2001, and served
        as
        in-house counsel for Integrated Resources, Inc. (a diversified financial
        services company) from 1982 to 1990. Mr. Hollander earned a Bachelor of Science
        degree from the University of Rhode Island in 1978, his law degree from Brooklyn
        Law School in 1981, and a Master of Law degree in Taxation from New York
        University School of Law Graduate Division in 1982. Mr. Hollander is a member
        of
        the New York State bar, the Investment Program Association, and the Financial
        Planning Association. Mr. Hollander devotes approximately 100% of his
        professional time to the business and affairs of the managing general partner
        and Atlas America.
 
 **Nancy
        J. McGurk.** Senior
        Vice President since January 2002, Chief Financial Officer and Chief Accounting
        Officer since January 2001. Ms. McGurk also serves as Senior Vice President
        since January 2002 and Chief Accounting Officer of Atlas America since January
        2001. Ms. McGurk served as Chief Financial Officer for Atlas America from
        January 2001 until February 2004. Ms. McGurk was a Vice President of Resource
        America from 1992 until May 2004 and its Treasurer and Chief Accounting Officer
        from 1989 until May, 2004 when she resigned from Resource America. Also,
        since
        1995 Ms. McGurk has served as Vice President - Finance of Resource Energy,
        Inc.
        Ms. McGurk received a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Ohio
        State
        University in 1978, and has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1982.
        Ms.
        McGurk devotes approximately 80% of her professional time to the business
        and
        affairs of the managing general partner and Atlas America, and the remainder
        of
        her professional time to the business and affairs of the managing general
        partner’s affiliates.
  33
  
 **Michael
        L. Staines.** Senior
        Vice President, Secretary, and a Director since 1998. Mr. Staines has been
        an
        Executive Vice President and Secretary of Atlas America since 1998. Mr. Staines
        was a Senior Vice President of Resource America from 1989 until May, 2004
        when
        he resigned from Resource America. Mr. Staines was a director of Resource
        America from 1989 to February 2000 and Secretary from 1989 to October 1998.
        Mr.
        Staines has been President of Atlas Pipeline Partners GP since January 2001
        and
        its Chief Operating Officer and a member of its Managing Board since its
        formation in November 1999. Mr. Staines is a member of the Ohio Oil and Gas
        Association and the Independent Oil and Gas Association of New York. Mr.
        Staines
        received a Bachelor of Science degree from Cornell University in 1971 and
        a
        Master of Business degree from Drexel University in 1977. Mr. Staines devotes
        approximately 5% of his professional time to the business and affairs of
        the
        managing general partner and Atlas America, and the remainder of his
        professional time to the business and affairs of the managing general partner’s
        affiliates, including Atlas Pipeline Partners GP.
 
 **Audit
        Committee Financial Expert.** The
        Board of Directors of our managing general partner acts as the audit committee.
        The Board of Directors has determined that Freddie M. Kotek meets the
        requirement of an “audit committee financial expert”, he is not
        independent.
 
 **ITEM
        10.**  **EXECUTIVE
        COMPENSATION**
 
 We
        have
        no employees and rely on the employees of our managing general partner and
        its
        affiliates for all services. No officer or director of our managing general
        partner will receive any direct remuneration or other compensation from us.
        Those persons will receive compensation solely from affiliated companies
        of our
        managing general partner. See Item 12 “Certain Relationships and Related Party
        Transactions” for a discussion of compensation paid by us to our managing
        general partner.
 
 **ITEM
        11.**  **SECURITY
        OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT**
 
 As
        of
        December 31, 2005, we had issued and outstanding 1,500 units. No officer
        or
        director of our managing general partner owns any units. Although, subject
        to
        certain conditions, investor partners may present their units to us beginning
        in
        2005 for purchase, we are prohibited by our partnership agreement from
        purchasing more than 5% of our total outstanding units in any calendar
        year.
 
 Atlas
        America, Inc. owns 100% of the common stock of AIC, which owns 100% of the
        common stock of our managing general partner.
 
 **ITEM
        12.**  **CERTAIN
        RELATIONSHIPS AND RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS**
 
 **Oil
        and Gas Revenues.** Our
        managing general partner is allocated 29% of our oil and gas revenues in
        return
        for its payment and/or contribution of services towards our organization
        and
        offering costs equal to 15% of our subscriptions, its payment of 100% of
        the
        tangible costs of drilling and completing our wells and its contribution
        to us
        of all of our oil and gas leases. These capital contributions from our managing
        general partner totaled $6,256,300. During the years ended December 31, 2005
        and
        2004, our managing general partner received $690,700 and $685,100, respectively,
        from our net production revenues.
 
 **Administrative
        Costs.** Our
        managing general partner and its affiliates receive an unaccountable, fixed
        payment reimbursement for the administrative costs they incur on our behalf
        of
        $75 per well per month, which was proportionately reduced to the extent we
        acquired less than 100% of the working interest in a well. During the years
        ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, our managing general partner received $69,200
        and $70,000, respectively, for its administrative costs.
 
 **Direct
        Costs.** Our
        managing general partner (including when serving as operator) and its affiliates
        will be reimbursed by us for all direct costs expended by them on our behalf.
        During the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, our managing general partner
        received $147,300 and $158,100, respectively, as reimbursement for direct
        costs.
  34
  
 **Well
        Charges.** Our
        managing general partner, as operator of our wells, is reimbursed at actual
        cost
        for all direct expenses incurred on our behalf and receives well supervision
        fees for operating and maintaining the wells during producing operations
        in the
        amount of $275 per will per month subject to an annual adjustment for inflation.
        The well supervision fees were proportionately reduced to the extent we acquired
        less than 100% of the working interest in a well. For the years ended December
        31, 2005 and 2004, our managing general partner received $253,800 and $242,000,
        respectively, for well supervision fees.
 
 **Transportation
        Fees.** We pay a
        gathering fee to our managing general partner at a competitive rate for each
        mcf
        of our natural gas transported. For the years ended December 31, 2005 and
        2004
        $94,100 and $118,000, respectively was paid to our managing general partner
        for
        gathering fees. In turn, our managing general partner paid 100% of these
        amounts
        to Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. for the use of its gathering system in
        transporting a majority of our natural gas production.
 
 **Other
        Compensation.** For
        the
        years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004, our managing general partner did
        not
        advance any funds to us, nor did it provide us with any equipment, supplies
        or
        other services.
 
 **ITEM
        13.**  **EXHIBITS**
 **EXHIBIT
        INDEX**
 
 **Description**
              
              **Location**4
                  (a)
              Certificate
                  of Limited Partnership for Atlas America
              
              Previously
                  filed in our Form 10 KSB for thePublic
                  #9 Ltd.
              
              period
                  ending December 31, 20004(b)
              Amended
                  and Restated Certificate and Agreement
              
              Previously
                  filed in our Form 10-KSB forof
                  Limited Partnership for Atlas America Public #9 Ltd.
              
              the
                  period ending December 31, 20004(c)
              Drilling
                  and Operating Agreement for Atlas America
              
              Previously
                  filed in our Form 10-KSB forPublic
                  #9 Ltd.
              
              the
                  period ending December 31, 200031.1
              Rule
                  13a-14(a)/15(d) - 14(a) Certification31.2
              Rule
                  13a-14(a)/15(d) - 14(a) Certification32.1
              Section
                  1350 Certification32.2
              Section
                  1350 Certification
 
 **ITEM
        14.**  **PRINCIPAL
        ACCOUNTANT FEES AND SERVICES**
 
 **Audit
        Fees.** The
        aggregate fees billed by our independent auditors, Grant Thornton LLP, for
        professional services rendered for the audit of our annual financial statements
        for the years ended December 31, 2005 and 2004 and for the reviews of the
        financial statements included in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB during
        such years were $24,700 and $23,500, respectively.
 
 **Procedures
        for Audit Committee Pre-Approval of Audit and Permissible Non-Audit Services
        of
        Independent Auditor.** Pursuant
        to its charter, the audit committee of our managing general partner is
        responsible for reviewing and approving, in advance, any audit and any
        permissible non-audit engagement or relationship between us and our independent
        auditors. We do not have a separate audit committee. All of such services
        and
        fees were pre-approved by the Audit Committee during 2005.
 
 **Code
        of Ethics.** The
        directors and officers of our managing general partner have adopted a Code
        of
        Business Conduct and Ethics that applies to all executive officers and directors
        of Atlas and is posted on Atlas’ website (www.atlasamerica.com).
 
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 **SIGNATURES**
 
 In
                  accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, the registrant
                  caused this report to be signed on itsbehalf
                  by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.Atlas
                  America Public #9 Ltd.Atlas
                  Resources Inc., Managing General PartnerDate:
                  March 30, 2006
              
              By:/s/
                  Freddie M. KotekFreddie
                  M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive
                  Officerand
                  PresidentIn
                  accordance with the Exchange Act, this report has been signed by
                  the
                  following persons on behalf of theregistrant
                  and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.Date:
                  March 30, 2006
              
              By:/s/
                  Freddie M. KotekFreddie
                  M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
                  ExecutiveOfficer
                  and PresidentDate:
                  March 30, 2006
              
              By:/s/
                  Frank P. CarolasFrank
                  P. Carolas, Executive Vice President, Land and GeologyDate:
                  March 30, 2006
              
              By:/s/
                  Jeffrey C. SimmonsJeffrey
                  C. Simmons, Executive Vice President , OperationsDate:
                  March 30, 2006
              
              By:/s/
                  Nancy J. McGurkNancy
                  J. McGurk, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
                  ChiefAccounting
                  Officer
 
 **Supplemental
        information to be furnished with reports filed pursuant to Section 15(d)
        of the**
 **Exchange
        Act by Non-reporting Issuers**
 
 An
        annual
        report will be furnished to security holders subsequent to the filing of
        this
        report.
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