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**United      States Securities and Exchange Commission**

**Washington,      D.C. 20549**

**Form      10-QSB**

| x      | **QUARTERLY                REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE** |   |
|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|   | **SECURITIES                EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**                         |   |
|   |                                                                       |   |
|   | For                the quarterly period ended June 30, 2005                |   |
|   |                                                                       |   |
| o      | **TRANSITION                REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE**      |   |
|   | **SECURITIES                EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [No Fee Required]**       |   |

**Atlas      America Public #9 Ltd.**

| **Pennsylvania**                                                              | **25-1867510**                                      |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
| (State                or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S.                Employer Identification No.) |
|                                                                          |                                                |
| 311                Rouser Road                                                |                                                |
| Moon                Township, PA                                              | 15108                                               |
| (Address                of principal executive offices)                       | (Zip                code)                           |

**(412)      262-2830**

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**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**INDEX      TO QUARTERLY REPORT**

**ON      FORM 10QSB**

| **PART                I.**  | **FINANCIAL                INFORMATION**                                                                                       | **PAGE** |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
| Item                1.      | Financial                Statements                                                                                            |     |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
|                        | Balance                Sheets as of June 30, 2005 (Unaudited) and                December 31, 2004                             | 3        |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
|                        | Statements                of Operations for the Three and Six Months                ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)   | 4        |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
|                        | Statement                of Partners’ Capital Accounts for the Six                Months ended June 30, 2005 (Unaudited) | 5        |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
|                        | Statements                of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended June                30, 2005 and 2004 (Unaudited)             | 6        |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
|                        | Notes                to Financial Statements                (Unaudited)                                                        | 7-11     |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
| Item                2.      | Management’s                Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition                and Results of Operations      | 11-13    |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
| Item                3.      | Controls                and Procedures                                                                                         | 14       |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
| **PART                II.** | **OTHER                INFORMATION**                                                                                           | 14       |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
| Item                6.      | Exhibits                                                                                                                       | 14       |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |     |
| **SIGNATURES**              | 15                                                                                                                             |
|                        |                                                                                                                           |
| **CERTIFICATIONS**          | 16-19                                                                                                                          |

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**PART      I**

| **ITEM                1.** | **FINANCIAL                STATEMENTS** |
|----------------------------|-----------------------------------------|

**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**BALANCE      SHEETS**

|                                                       |   | **June                30,****2005** |       | **December                31,****2004** |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                       |   |                                |       |                                    |   |
| **ASSETS**                                                 |   |                                |       |                                    |   |
| Current                Assets:                             |   |                                |       |                                    |   |
| Cash                and cash equivalents                   |   | $                                   | 339,200    |                                    | $      | 189,300 |   |
| Accounts                receivable - affiliate             |   |                                | 606,500    |                                    |   | 864,200 |   |
| Total                current assets                        |   |                                | 945,700    |                                    |   | 1,053,500 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                |       |                                    |   |   |   |
| Oil                and gas properties (successful efforts) |   |                                | 18,913,400 |                                    |   | 18,913,400 |   |
| Less                accumulated depletion and depreciation |   |                                | (9,635,400 | )                                       |   | (9,245,100 | ) |
|                                                       |   |                                | 9,278,000  |                                    |   | 9,668,300 |   |
|                                                       |   | $                                   | 10,223,700 |                                    | $      | 10,721,800 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                |       |                                    |   |   |   |
| **LIABILITIES                AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL** |   |                                |       |                                    |   |   |   |
| Current                liabilities:                        |   |                                |            |                                    |   |   |   |
| Accrued                liabilities                         |   | $                                   | 11,000     |                                    | $      | 17,000 |   |
| Total                current liabilities                   |   |                                | 11,000     |                                    |   | 17,000 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                |       |                                    |   |   |   |
| Asset                retirement obligation                 |   |                                | 488,100    |                                    |   | 473,900 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                |       |                                    |   |   |   |
| Partners’                capital:                    |   |                                |       |                                    |   |   |   |
| Managing                general partner                    |   |                                | 2,876,900  |                                    |   | 3,025,300 |   |
| Limited                partners (1,500 units)              |   |                                | 6,847,700  |                                    |   | 7,205,600 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                | 9,724,600  |                                    |   | 10,230,900 |   |
|                                                       |   | $                                   | 10,223,700 |                                    | $      | 10,721,800 |   |

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**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**STATEMENTS      OF OPERATIONS **

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                |   | **Three                Months Ended****June                30,** |    | **Six                Months Ended****June                30,** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                |   | **2005**                                                         |    | **2004**                                                       |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   |
| **REVENUES:**                                                       |   |                                                             |    |                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |
| Natural                gas and oil sales                            |   | $                                                                | 589,000 |                                                           | $      | 726,200 |   | $ | 1,266,900 |   | $ | 1,422,000 |   |
| Interest                income                                      |   |                                                             | 1,000   |                                                           |   | 400 |   |   | 1,600 |   |   | 500 |   |
| Total                revenues                                       |   |                                                             | 590,000 |                                                           |   | 726,600 |   |   | 1,268,500 |   |   | 1,422,500 |   |
|                                                                |   |                                                             |    |                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **COSTS                AND EXPENSES:**                              |   |                                                             |    |                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                expenses                                  |   |                                                             | 111,400 |                                                           |   | 125,500 |   |   | 220,100 |   |   | 246,300 |   |
| Depletion                and depreciation of oil and gas properties |   |                                                             | 189,000 |                                                           |   | 275,400 |   |   | 385,900 |   |   | 532,500 |   |
| Accretion                of asset retirement obligation             |   |                                                             | 7,100   |                                                           |   | 6,300 |   |   | 14,200 |   |   | 12,600 |   |
| General                and administrative expenses                  |   |                                                             | 32,400  |                                                           |   | 27,000 |   |   | 59,100 |   |   | 53,600 |   |
| Total                expenses                                       |   |                                                             | 339,900 |                                                           |   | 434,200 |   |   | 679,300 |   |   | 845,000 |   |
|                                                                |   |                                                             |    |                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                |   |                                                             |    |                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Net                earnings**                                |   | $                                                                | 250,100 |                                                           | $      | 292,400 |   | $ | 589,200 |   | $ | 577,500 |   |
|                                                                |   |                                                             |    |                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Allocation                of net earnings:**                      |   |                                                             |    |                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Managing                general partner                             |   | $                                                                | 73,200  |                                                           | $      | 88,200 |   | $ | 172,400 |   | $ | 174,000 |   |
| Limited                partners                                     |   | $                                                                | 176,900 |                                                           | $      | 204,200 |   | $ | 416,800 |   | $ | 403,500 |   |
|                                                                |   |                                                             |    |                                                           |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                earnings per limited partnership unit            |   | $                                                                | 118     |                                                           | $      | 136 |   | $ | 278 |   | $ | 269 |   |

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**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**STATEMENT      OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS **

**FOR      THE SIX MONTHS ENDED June 30, 2005**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                    |   | **Managing****General****Partner** |      |  **Limited****Partners** |   |   **Total** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|-----------|-------------------------------|--------|-----------------------|--------|
| **Balance                at January 1, 2005**           |   | $                                  | 3,025,300 |                          | $      | 7,205,600             |   | $ | 10,230,900 |   |
|                                                    |   |                               |      |                          |   |                  |   |   |  |   |
| Participation                in revenues and expenses:  |   |                               |      |                          |   |                       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                production revenues                  |   |                               | 303,600   |                          |   | 743,200               |   |   | 1,046,800 |   |
| Interest                income                          |   |                               | 400       |                          |   | 1,200                 |   |   | 1,600 |   |
| Depletion                and depreciation               |   |                               | (110,300  | )                             |   | (275,600              | )      |   | (385,900 | ) |
| Accretion                of asset retirement obligation |   |                               | (4,100    | )                             |   | (10,100               | )      |   | (14,200 | ) |
| General                and administrative               |   |                               | (17,200   | )                             |   | (41,900               | )      |   | (59,100 | ) |
| Net                earnings                             |   |                               | 172,400   |                          |   | 416,800               |   |   | 589,200 |   |
|                                                    |   |                               |      |                          |   |                  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                    |   |                               |      |                          |   |                  |   |   |   |   |
|                                                    |   |                               |      |                          |   |                  |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                                           |   |                               | (320,800  | )                             |   | (774,700              | )      |   | (1,095,500 | ) |
|                                                    |   |                               |      |                          |   |                  |   |   |  |   |
| **Balance                at June 30, 2005**             |   | $                                  | 2,876,900 |                          | $      | 6,847,700             |   | $ | 9,724,600 |   |

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**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**** **

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**STATEMENTS      OF CASH FLOWS**

**(Unaudited)      **

|                                                                                                              |   | **Six                Months Ended****June                30,** |       |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                                                                                                              |   | **2005**                                                       |       | **2004** |   |
| **Cash                flows from operating activities:**                                                          |   |                                                           |       |   |   |
| Net                earnings                                                                                       |   | $                                                              | 589,200    |   | $ | 577,500 |   |
| Adjustments                to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by operating                activities: |   |                                                           |            |   |   |   |   |
| Depletion                and depreciation                                                                         |   |                                                           | 385,900    |   |   | 532,500 |   |
| Accretion                of asset retirement obligation                                                           |   |                                                           | 14,200     |   |   | 12,600 |   |
| Decrease                in accounts receivable - affiliate                                                        |   |                                                           | 257,700    |   |   | 24,000 |   |
| Decrease                in accrued liabilities                                                                    |   |                                                           | (6,000     | ) |   | (2,000 | ) |
|                                                                                                              |   |                                                           |       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                cash provided by operating activities                                                          |   |                                                           | 1,241,000  |   |   | 1,144,600 |   |
|                                                                                                              |   |                                                           |       |   |   |   |   |
| **Cash                flows from investing activities:**                                                          |   |                                                           |       |   |   |   |   |
| Proceeds                from asset sales                                                                          |   |                                                           | 4,400      |   |   | 3,400 |   |
|                                                                                                              |   |                                                           |            |   |   |   |   |
| Net                cash provided by investing activities                                                          |   |                                                           | 4,400      |   |   | 3,400 |   |
|                                                                                                              |   |                                                           |       |   |   |   |   |
| **Cash                flows from financing activities:**                                                          |   |                                                           |       |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                to partners                                                                          |   |                                                           | (1,095,500 | ) |   | (1,115,300 | ) |
|                                                                                                              |   |                                                           |       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                cash used in financing activities                                                              |   |                                                           | (1,095,500 | ) |   | (1,115,300 | ) |
| Net                increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                          |   |                                                           | 149,900    |   |   | 32,700 |   |
| Cash                and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                   |   |                                                           | 189,300    |   |   | 350,200 |   |
| Cash                and cash equivalents at end of period                                                         |   | $                                                              | 339,200    |   | $ | 382,900 |   |

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**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**NOTES      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE      1 **
**-**
**      BASIS OF PRESENTATION**

**NOTE      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES**

**Receivables**

**Revenue      Recognition**

**Recently      Issued Financial Accounting Standards**

*Accounting Changes and Error Corrections*

*Accounting for      Conditional Asset Retirement Obligations*
*Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations*

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**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**NOTES      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)**

**Recently      Issued Financial Accountning Standards      (Continued)**

**Fair      Value of Financial Instruments**

**Asset      Retirement Obligation**

|                                                                |   | **Three                  Months** |    | **Six                  Months** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                |   | **2005**                          |    | **2004**                        |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   |
|                                                                |   |                              |    |                            |   |   |   |   |   |
| Asset                  retirement obligation at beginning of period |   | $                                 | 481,000 |                            | $      | 428,000 |   | $ | 473,900 |   | $ | 421,700 |   |
| Accretion                  expense                                  |   |                              | 7,100   |                            |   | 6,300 |   |   | 14,200 |   |   | 12,600 |   |
| Total                  asset retirement obligation at end of period |   | $                            | 488,000 |                            | $      | 434,300 |   | $ | 488,100 |   | $ | 434,300 |   |

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**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**NOTES      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)**

**Supplemental      Cash Flow Information**

**Credit      Risk**

**Comprehensive      Income**

**Property      and Equipment**

|                                                  |   | **At                June 30,****2005** |       | **At                December 31,****2004** |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|------------|--------------------------------------------|--------|
| Capitalized                costs of properties:       |   |                                   |       |                                       |   |
| Proved                properties                      |   | $                                      | 264,200    |                                       | $      | 264,200 |   |
| Wells                and related equipment            |   |                                   | 18,649,200 |                                       |   | 18,649,200 |   |
|                                                  |   |                                   | 18,913,400 |                                       |   | 18,913,400 |   |
|                                                  |   |                                   |       |                                       |   |   |   |
| Accumulated                depreciation and depletion |   |                                   | (9,635,400 | )                                          |   | (9,245,100 | ) |
|                                                  |   | $                                      | 9,278,000  |                                       | $      | 9,668,300 |   |

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**ATLAS      AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A      Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**NOTES      TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE      2 - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES (Continued)**

**Property      and Equipment (Continued)**

**NOTE      3 **
**-**
**      TRANSACTIONS WITH ATLAS RESOURCES, INC. AND ITS AFFILIATES**

|   | · | Administrative                costs which are included in general and administrative costs in the                Statements of Operations are payable to Atlas at $75 per well per                month.                Administrative costs incurred for the three months ended June 30,                2005 and                2004 were $17,500 and $17,100, respectively; and $34,900 and $35,000                for                the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004,                respectively. |
|--------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | · | Monthly                well supervision fees which are included in production expenses in                the                Statements of Operations are payable to Atlas at $275 per well per                month                for operating and maintaining wells. Well supervision fees incurred                for                the three months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004 were $64,100 and $57,700,                respectively; and $128,000 and $115,800 for the six months ended                June 30,                2005 and 2004, respectively. |
|--------|--------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|   | · | Transportation                fees which are included in production expenses in the Statements                of                Operations are payable to Atlas at $.29-$.35 per mcf (one thousand                cubic                feet). Transportation costs incurred for the three months ended June                30,                2005 and 2004 were $22,600 and $29,300, respectively; and $47,000                and                $61,900 for the six months ended June 30, 2005 and 2004,                respectively. |
|--------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**Major      Customers**

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**Subordination      of Managing General Partner’s Revenue Share**

| **ITEM                2.** | **MANAGEMENT’S                DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS                (UNAUDITED)** |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**Forward-Looking      Statements**

**.      **

**Results      of Operations**

|                                                                 |   | **Three                Months Ended****June                30** |   | **Six                Months Ended****June                30** |   |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                 |   | **2005**                                                        |   | **2004**                                                      |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   |
| Production                revenues (in thousands):                   |   |                                                            |   |                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                                                                  |   | $                                                               | 557    |                                                          | $      | 692 |   | $ | 1,221 |   | $ | 1,356 |   |
| Oil                                                                  |   | $                                                               | 32     |                                                          | $      | 34 |   | $ | 46 |   | $ | 66 |   |
|                                                                 |   | $                                                               | 589    |                                                          | $      | 726 |   | $ | 1,267 |   | $ | 1,422 |   |
| Production                volumes:                                   |   |                                                            |   |                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                (thousands of cubic feet (“mcf”)/day) |   |                                                            | 885    |                                                          |   | 1,301 |   |   | 960 |   |   | 1,293 |   |
| Oil                (barrels (“bbls”)/day)                |   |                                                            | 7      |                                                          |   | 10 |   |   | 5 |   |   | 11 |   |
|                                                                 |   |                                                            |   |                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                sales prices:                                 |   |                                                            |   |                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                (per mcf)                                         |   | $                                                               | 6.92   |                                                          | $      | 5.85 |   | $ | 7.03 |   | $ | 5.76 |   |
| Oil                (per bbl)                                         |   | $                                                               | 49.30  |                                                          | $      | 35.78 |   | $ | 47.73 |   | $ | 33.32 |   |
|                                                                 |   |                                                            |   |                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                production costs:                             |   |                                                            |   |                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| As                a percent of sales                                 |   |                                                            | 19     | %                                                   |   | 17 | %   |   | 17 | %   |   | 17 | % |
| Per                mcf equivalent unit ("mcfe")                      |   | $                                                               | 1.32   |                                                          | $      | 1.01 |   | $ | 1.23 |   | $ | 1.00 |   |
|                                                                 |   |                                                            |   |                                                          |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Depletion                per mcfe                                    |   | $                                                               | 2.24   |                                                          | $      | 2.22 |   | $ | 2.15 |   | $ | 2.15 |   |

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**Revenues**

**Expenses.      **

**Liquidity      and Capital Resources. **

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**Critical      Accounting Policies**

**Recently      Issued Financial Accounting Standards    **

*Accounting Changes and Error      Corrections*

*Accounting for Conditional      Asset Retirement Obligations*
*Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations*

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| **ITEM                3.** | **CONTROLS                AND PROCEDURES** |
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|

**Evaluation      of Disclosure Controls and Procedures**

| **PART                II.** | **OTHER                INFORMATION** |
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

| **ITEM                6.** | **Exhibits** |
|----------------------------|--------------|

**EXHIBIT      INDEX**

| **Exhibit                No.** | **Description**                                                                                                                                                     |
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                           |                                                                                                                                                                |
| 31.1                           | Certification                Pursuant to Rule 13a-14/15(d)-14.                                                                                                      |
| 31.2                           | Certification                Pursuant to Rule 13a-14/15(d)-14.                                                                                                      |
| 32.1                           | Certification                Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section                906 of                the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |
| 32.2                           | Certification                Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section                906 of                the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 |

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**SIGNATURES**

| Atlas                America Public #9 Ltd. |
|---------------------------------------------|
|                                        |   |   |
| By:                                         | (Signature                and Title): | Atlas                Resources, Inc., Managing General Partner |
|                                        |   |   |
|                                        |   |   |
| By                                          | (Signature                and Title): | /s/                Freddie M. Kotek |
|                                        |   | Freddie                M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief                Executive Officer and President |
|                                        |   |   |
| Date:                August 15, 2005        |   |

| By                                   | (Signature                and Title): | /s/                Freddie M. Kotek                                                                                        |
|--------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                                 |                                  | Freddie                M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief                Executive Officer and President  |
|                                 |                                  |                                                                                                                       |
| Date:                                | August                15, 2005        |                                                                                                                       |
|                                 |                                  |                                                                                                                       |
|                                 |                                  |                                                                                                                       |
| By                                   | (Signature                and Title): | /s/                Nancy J. McGurk                                                                                         |
|                                 |                                  | Nancy                J. McGurk, Senior Vice President, Chief                Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer |
|                                 |                                  |                                                                                                                       |
| Date:                August 15, 2005 |                                  |

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