| **United                                      States Securities and Exchange Commission**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
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|  **Washington,                                      D.C. 20549**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
|  **Form                                      10-QSB**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| **[                                      X ]**                     **QUARTERLY                                      REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| **SECURITIES                                      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             |
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| For                                      the quarterly period ended September 30, 2005                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| **[                                      ]** **                        TRANSITION                                      REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |
| **                            SECURITIES                                      EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [No Fee Required]**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |
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| Commission                                      file number 333-44130                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| **Atlas                                      America Public #9 Ltd.**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
| (Name                                      of small business issuer in its charter)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| **Pennsylvania                                                                   ****25-1867510**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
| (State                                      or other jurisdiction of                                                        (I.R.S.                                      Employer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
| incorporation                                      or organization)                                                       Identification                                      No.)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                |
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| 311                                      Rouser Road                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Moon                                      Township, PA                                                                15108                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
| (Address                                      of principal executive offices)                                                     (Zip                                      code)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |
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| Issuer’s                                      telephone number, including area code: **(412)                                      262-2830**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
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| Check                                      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                                       X No                                      _ |
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| Indicate                                      by check mark whether the registrant is an                                      accelerated filer (as defined                                      in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).  Yes __ No X                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |

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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 September 30, 2005 (Unaudited)                                      and December 31,                                      2004                               |   | 3                 |
|                                              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |              |
|                                              |   | Statements                                      of Operations for the Three and Nine Months                                      ended September 30, 2005 and                                      2004 (Unaudited)    |   | 4                 |
|                                              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |              |
|                                              |   | Statement                                      of Partners’ Capital Accounts for the Nine Months ended                                      September 30, 2005                                      (Unaudited)  |   | 5                 |
|                                              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |              |
|                                              |   | Statements                                      of Cash Flows for the Nine Months ended September                                      30, 2005 and 2004                                      (Unaudited)              |   | 6                 |
|                                              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |              |
|                                              |   | Notes                                      to Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                                                                                                         |   | 7-10              |
|                                              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |              |
| Item                                      2.      |   | Management’s                                      Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition                                      and Results of                                      Operations             |   | 11-13   |
|                                              |   |                                                                                                                                                                                                                        |   |              |
| Item                                      3.      |   | Controls                                      and Procedures                                                                                                                                                                |   | 14                |
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| **PART                                      II.** |   | **OTHER                                      INFORMATION**                                                                                                                                                             |   |                   |
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| Item                                      6.      |   | Exhibits                                                                                                                                                                                                                    |   | 14                |
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| **SIGNATURES**                                    |   | 15                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
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| **CERTIFICATIONS**                                |   | 16-19                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |

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**PART                            I**

**ITEM                            1.**
**FINANCIAL                            STATEMENTS**

**ATLAS                            AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A                            Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**BALANCE                            SHEETS**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                                    |   | **September                                      30,** |       | **December                                      31,** |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------------------|------------|-------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                    |   | **2005**                                               |       | **2004**                                              |   |
|                                                                                    |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| **ASSETS**                                                                              |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| Current                                      Assets:                                    |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| Cash                                      and cash equivalents                          |   | $                                                      | 355,300    |                                                  | $      | 189,300 |   |
| Accounts                                      receivable - affiliate                    |   |                                                   | 617,700    |                                                  |   | 864,200 |   |
| Total                                      current assets                               |   |                                                   | 973,000    |                                                  |   | 1,053,500 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| Oil                                      and gas properties (successful efforts)   |   |                                                   | 18,913,400 |                                                  |   | 18,913,400 |   |
| Less                                      accumulated depletion and depreciation        |   |                                                   | (9,838,100 | )                                                     |   | (9,245,100 | ) |
|                                                                                    |   |                                                   | 9,075,300  |                                                  |   | 9,668,300 |   |
|                                                                                    |   | $                                                      | 10,048,300 |                                                  | $      | 10,721,800 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| **LIABILITIES                                      AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL**        |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| Current                                      liabilities:                               |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| Accrued                                      liabilities                           |   | $                                                      | 13,800     |                                                  | $      | 17,000 |   |
| Total                                      current liabilities                          |   |                                                   | 13,800     |                                                  |   | 17,000 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| Asset                                      retirement obligation                   |   |                                                   | 495,200    |                                                  |   | 473,900 |   |
|  Partners’                                      capital:                     |   |                                                   |       |                                                  |   |   |   |
| Managing                                      general partner                           |   |                                                   | 2,824,100  |                                                  |   | 3,025,300 |   |
| Limited                                      partners (1,500 units)                     |   |                                                   | 6,715,200  |                                                  |   | 7,205,600 |   |
|                                                                                    |   |                                                   | 9,539,300  |                                                  |   | 10,230,900 |   |
|                                                                                    |   | $                                                      | 10,048,300 |                                                  | $      | 10,721,800 |   |

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**ATLAS                            AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(**
**A                            Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**STATEMENTS                            OF OPERATIONS **

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                                              |   | **Three                                      Months Ended** |    | **Nine                                      Months Ended** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                              |   | **September                                      30,**      |    | **September                                      30,**     |   |
|                                                                                              |   | **2005**                                                    |    | **2004**                                                   |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   |
| **REVENUES:**                                                                                     |   |                                                        |    |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Natural                                      gas and oil sales                                    |   | $                                                           | 640,100 |                                                       | $      | 725,900 |   | $ | 1,907,000 |   | $ | 2,147,900 |   |
| Interest                                      income                                              |   |                                                        | 800     |                                                       |   | 400 |   |   | 2,400 |   |   | 900 |   |
| Total                                      revenues                                               |   |                                                        | 640,900 |                                                       |   | 726,300 |   |   | 1,909,400 |   |   | 2,148,800 |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                                        |    |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **COSTS                                      AND EXPENSES:**                                      |   |                                                        |    |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                                      expenses                                     |   |                                                        | 107,000 |                                                       |   | 124,700 |   |   | 327,100 |   |   | 371,000 |   |
| Depletion                                      and depreciation of oil and gas properties    |   |                                                        | 202,700 |                                                       |   | 211,500 |   |   | 588,600 |   |   | 744,000 |   |
| Accretion                                      of asset retirement obligation                     |   |                                                        | 7,100   |                                                       |   | 35,400 |   |   | 21,300 |   |   | 48,000 |   |
| General                                      and administrative expenses                     |   |                                                        | 30,200  |                                                       |   | 27,400 |   |   | 89,300 |   |   | 81,000 |   |
| Total                                      expenses                                               |   |                                                        | 347,000 |                                                       |   | 399,000 |   |   | 1,026,300 |   |   | 1,244,000 |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                                        |    |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Net                                      earnings**                                        |   | $                                                           | 293,900 |                                                       | $      | 327,300 |   | $ | 883,100 |   | $ | 904,800 |   |
|                                                                                              |   |                                                        |    |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Allocation                                      of net earnings:**                              |   |                                                        |    |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Managing                                      general partner                                     |   | $                                                           | 86,200  |                                                       | $      | 101,400 |   | $ | 258,600 |   | $ | 275,400 |   |
| Limited                                      partners                                             |   | $                                                           | 207,700 |                                                       | $      | 225,900 |   | $ | 624,500 |   | $ | 629,400 |   |
|                                          Net earnings per limited partnership unit |   | $                                                           | 138     |                                                       | $      | 151 |   | $ | 416 |   | $ | 420 |   |

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**ATLAS                            AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A                            Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**STATEMENT                            OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS**

**FOR                            THE NINE MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2005**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                                      |   |  **Managing** |      |               |   |            |   |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------------|-----------|--------------------|--------|-----------------|--------|
|                                                                                      |   |  **General**  |      |  **Limited**  |   |            |   |
|                                                                                      |   |  **Partner**  |      |  **Partners** |   |  **Total** |   |
|  **Balance                                      at January 1, 2005**                 |   | $                  | 3,025,300 |               | $      | 7,205,600       |   | $ | 10,230,900 |   |
|                                                                                      |   |               |      |               |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|  Participation                                      in revenues and expenses:        |   |               |      |               |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|  Net                                      production revenues                   |   |               | 458,200   |               |   | 1,121,700       |   |   | 1,579,900 |   |
|  Interest                                      income                           |   |               | 700       |               |   | 1,700           |   |   | 2,400 |   |
|  Depletion                                      and depreciation                |   |               | (168,200  | )                  |   | (420,400        | )      |   | (588,600 | ) |
|  Accretion                                      of asset retirement  obligation |   |               | (6,200    | )                  |   | (15,100         | )      |   | (21,300 | ) |
|  General                                      and administrative                |   |               | (25,900   | )                  |   | (63,400         | )      |   | (89,300 | ) |
|  Net                                      earnings                                   |   |               | 258,600   |               |   | 624,500         |   |   | 883,100 |   |
|                                                                                      |   |               |      |               |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                      |   |               |      |               |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|                                                                                      |   |               |      |               |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|  Distributions                                                                  |   |               | (459,800  | )                  |   | (1,114,900      | )      |   | (1,574,700 | ) |
|                                                                                      |   |               |      |               |   |            |   |   |   |   |
|  **Balance                                      at September 30, 2005**              |   | $                  | 2,824,100 |               | $      | 6,715,200       |   | $ | 9,539,300 |   |

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

**(A                            Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**STATEMENTS                            OF CASH FLOWS**

**(Unaudited)                            **

|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | **Nine                                      Months Ended** |       |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|------------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | **September                                      30,**     |       |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   | **2005**                                                   |       | **2004** |   |
| **Cash                                      flows from operating activities:**                                                                                                                     |   |                                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                                      earnings                                                                                                                                                  |   | $                                                          | 883,100    |   | $ | 904,800 |   |
| Adjustments                                      to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided                                      by operating                                      activities: |   |                                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Depletion                                      and depreciation                                                                                                                                    |   |                                                       | 588,600    |   |   | 744,000 |   |
| Accretion                                      of asset retirement obligation                                                                                                                 |   |                                                       | 21,300     |   |   | 48,000 |   |
| Decrease                                      in accounts receivable - affiliate                                                                                                                   |   |                                                       | 246,500    |   |   | 10,800 |   |
| (Decrease)                                      increase in accrued liabilities                                                                                                                    |   |                                                       | (3,200     | ) |   | 2,200 |   |
| Net                                      cash provided by operating activities                                                                                                                     |   |                                                       | 1,736,300  |   |   | 1,709,800 |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| **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                                                                                                                                     |   |                                                       | (1,574,700 | ) |   | (1,675,900 | ) |
| Net                                      cash used in financing activities                                                                                                                         |   |                                                       | (1,574,700 | ) |   | (1,675,900 | ) |
|                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                                                       |       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                                      increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                                                                                     |   |                                                       | 166,000    |   |   | 37,300 |   |
| Cash                                      and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                                                                                              |   |                                                       | 189,300    |   |   | 350,200 |   |
| Cash                                      and cash equivalents at end of period                                                                                                                    |   | $                                                          | 355,300    |   | $ | 387,500 |   |

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**ATLAS                            AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A                            Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**NOTES                            TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**September                            30, 2005**

**(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*

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**ATLAS                            AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A                            Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**NOTES                            TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**

**September                            30, 2005**

**(Unaudited)**

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

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

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

**Fair                            Value of Financial Instruments**

**Asset                            Retirement Obligation**

|                                                                                          |   |  **Three                                      Months** |    |  **Nine                                      Months** |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|---------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                          |   | **2005**                                                    |    | **2004**                                                   |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   |
|                                                                                          |   |                                                        |    |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Asset                                      retirement obligation at beginning of period       |   | $                                                           | 488,100 |                                                       | $      | 434,300 |   | $ | 473,900 |   | $ | 421,700 |   |
| Change                                      in estimate on asset retirement obligation        |   |                                                        | ─ |                                                       |   | 27,800 |   |   | ─ |   |   | 27,800 |   |
| Accretion                                      expense                                        |   |                                                        | 7,100   |                                                       |   | 7,600 |   |   | 21,300 |   |   | 20,200 |   |
| Total                                      asset retirement obligation at end of period  |   | $                                                           | 495,200 |                                                       | $      | 469,700 |   | $ | 495,200 |   | $ | 469,700 |   |

**Supplemental                            Cash Flow Information**

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**ATLAS                            AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A                            Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**NOTES                            TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**

**September                            30, 2005**

**(Unaudited)**

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

**Credit                            Risk**

**Comprehensive                            Income**

**Property                            and Equipment**

|                                                                              |   | **At                                      September 30,** |       | **At                                      December 31,** |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------------------------|------------|----------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                              |   | **2005**                                                  |       | **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  |   |                                                      | (9,838,100 | )                                                        |   | (9,245,100 | ) |
|                                                                              |   | $                                                         | 9,075,300  |                                                     | $      | 9,668,300 |   |

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**ATLAS                            AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A                            Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**NOTES                            TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)**

**September                            30, 2005**

**(Unaudited)**

**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 September 30,                                      2005 and 2004 were $17,400 and $17,500, respectively;                                      and $52,300 and                                      $52,500 for the nine months ended September                                      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 September 30, 2005 and                                      2004 were $63,900 and                                      $62,000, respectively; and $191,900 and $177,800                                      for the nine months ended                                      September 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 September                                      30, 2005 and 2004 were $24,000 and $29,600,                                      respectively; and $71,000 and                                      $91,500 for the nine months ended September                                      30, 2005 and 2004,                                      respectively. |
|--------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**Major                            Customers**

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

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

**Forward-Looking                            Statements**

**.**

**Results                            of Operations**

|                                                                                       |   | **Three                                      Months Ended** |   | **Nine                                      Months Ended** |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                       |   | **September                                      30**       |   | **September                                      30**      |   |
|                                                                                       |   | **2005**                                                    |   | **2004**                                                   |   | **2005** |   | **2004** |   |
| Production                                      revenues (in thousands):                   |   |                                                        |   |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                                                                                        |   | $                                                           | 597    |                                                       | $      | 700 |   | $ | 1,818 |   | $ | 2,056 |   |
| Oil                                                                                        |   | $                                                           | 43     |                                                       | $      | 26 |   | $ | 89 |   | $ | 92 |   |
|                                                                                       |   | $                                                           | 640    |                                                       | $      | 726 |   | $ | 1,907 |   | $ | 2,148 |   |
| Production                                      volumes:                                   |   |                                                        |   |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                                      (thousands of cubic feet (“mcf”)/day) |   |                                                        | 934    |                                                       |   | 1,208 |   |   | 951 |   |   | 1,264 |   |
| Oil                                      (barrels (“bbls”)/day)                |   |                                                        | 8      |                                                       |   | 7 |   |   | 6 |   |   | 10 |   |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                        |   |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                                      sales prices:                                 |   |                                                        |   |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                                      (per mcf)                                         |   | $                                                           | 6.94   |                                                       | $      | 6.30 |   | $ | 7.00 |   | $ | 5.94 |   |
| Oil                                      (per bbl)                                         |   | $                                                           | 55.66  |                                                       | $      | 40.02 |   | $ | 51.27 |   | $ | 34.98 |   |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                        |   |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                                      production costs:                             |   |                                                        |   |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| As                                      a percent of sales                                 |   |                                                        | 17     | %                                                          |   | 17 | % |   | 17 | % |   | 17 | % |
| Per                                      mcf equivalent unit (“mcfe”)          |   | $                                                           | 1.18   |                                                       | $      | 1.08 |   | $ | 1.21 |   | $ | 1.02 |   |
|                                                                                       |   |                                                        |   |                                                       |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Depletion                                      per mcfe                               |   | $                                                           | 2.24   |                                                       | $      | 1.84 |   | $ | 2.18 |   | $ | 2.05 |   |

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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**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     |
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| Pursuant                                      to the requirements of the Securities Exchange                                      Act of 1934, the registrant                                      has duly caused this report to be signed on                                      its behalf by the undersigned,                                      thereunto duly authorized. |
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|  Atlas                                      America Public #9                                      Ltd.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
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| By: (Signature                                      and Title):          Atlas                                      Resources, Inc., Managing General Partner                                                                                                                                                               |
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| By: (Signature                                      and Title):        /s/                                      Freddie M. Kotek                                                                                                                                                                                                      |
| Freddie                                      M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Chief                                      Executive Officer and President                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Date: November                                      14, 2005                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| In                                      accordance with the Exchange Act, this report                                      has been signed by the                                      following persons on behalf of the registrant                                      and in the capacities and on                                      the dates indicated.                   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
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| By: (Signature                                      and Title):                                                 /s/                                      Freddie M. Kotek                                                                                                                                              |
| Freddie                                      M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
| Chief                                      Executive Officer and President                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Date: November                                      14, 2005                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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| By: (Signature                                      and Title):                                              /s/                                      Nancy J. McGurk                                                                                                                                                                 |
| Nancy                                      J. McGurk, Senior Vice President,                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       |
| Chief                                      Financial Officer and Chief Accounting Officer                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
| Date: November                                      14, 2005                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  |
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