|                        | **United                  States Securities and Exchange Commission**         |
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|                        | **Washington,                  D.C. 20549**                                   |
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|                        | **Form                  10 QSB**                                              |
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| (Mark                  One) |                                                                          |
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| **R**                       | **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, 2006            |
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| o                           | **TRANSITION                  REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE**      |
|                        | **SECURITIES                  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**                          |
|                        |                                                                          |
|                        | For                  the transition period from _____ to _____                |
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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 ofincorporation                  or organization)                                                                                         | (I.R.S.                  EmployerIdentification                  No.) |
|                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                  |
| 311                  Rouser Road                                                                                                                                                        | 15108                                                                 |
| Moon                  Township, PA                                                                                                                                                      | (zip                  code)                                           |
| (Address                  of principal executive offices)                                                                                                                               |                                                                  |
|                                                                                                                                                                                    |                                                                  |
| 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** ****R**                  No                  o |
|                                                                                                                                                                                    |
| Indicate                  by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined                  in                  Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange                           |
| Act).Yes                  o                  No                  **R**                                                                                                                  |
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| Transitional                  Small Business Disclosure Format (check one): Yes o                  No                  **R**                                                            |

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**(A        Pennsylvania Limited Partnership)**

**INDEX        TO QUARTERLY REPORT**

**ON        FORM 10-QSB**

| **PART                  I.**  |   | **FINANCIAL                  INFORMATION**                                                                                                  | **PAGE** |
|-------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|----------|
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
| Item                  1:      |   | Financial                  Statements                                                                                                       |     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
|                          |   | Balance                  Sheets as of September 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005                  (Unaudited)                                 | 3        |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
|                          |   | Statements                  of Operations for the Three and Nine months ended September 30,                  2006 and                  2005 |     |
|                          |   | (Unaudited)                                                                                                                                 | 4        |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
|                          |   | Statement                  of Partners’ Capital Accounts for the Nine months ended September 30,                  2006                |     |
|                          |   | (Unaudited)                                                                                                                                 | 5        |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
|                          |   | Statements                  of Cash Flows for the Nine months ended September 30, 2006 and                  2005                            |     |
|                          |   | (Unaudited)                                                                                                                                 | 6        |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
|                          |   | Notes                  to Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                                                  | 7-12     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
| Item                  2:      |   | Management’s                  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of                  Operations              | 12-16    |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
| Item                  3:      |   | Controls                  and Procedures                                                                                                    | 16       |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
| **PART                  II.** |   | **OTHER                  INFORMATION**                                                                                                      |     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
| Item                  6:      |   | Exhibits                                                                                                                                    | 16       |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
| **SIGNATURES**           | 17     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                        |     |
| **CERTIFICATIONS**       | 18-21  |

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**PART        I**

**ITEM        1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**BALANCE        SHEETS**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                         |   | **September                  30,** |       | **December                  31,** |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|--------|
|                                                         |   | **2006**                           |       | **2005**                          |   |
|                                                         |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| **ASSETS**                                                   |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Current                  Assets:                             |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Cash                  and cash equivalents                   |   | $                                  | 182,100    |                              | $      | 374,000 |   |
| Accounts                  receivable-affiliate               |   |                               | 732,800    |                              |   | 883,700 |   |
| Hedge                  receivable short-term-affiliate       |   |                               | 287,700    |                              |   | 39,400 |   |
| Total                  current assets                        |   |                               | 1,202,600  |                              |   | 1,297,100 |   |
|                                                         |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Oil                  and gas properties, net                 |   |                               | 8,708,900  |                              |   | 8,946,500 |   |
|                                                         |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Hedge                  receivable long-term-affiliate        |   |                               | 307,800    |                              |   | ― |   |
|                                                         |   | $                                  | 10,219,300 |                              | $      | 10,243,600 |   |
|                                                         |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| **LIABILITIES                  AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL** |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Current                  liabilities:                        |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Accrued                  liabilities                         |   | $                                  | 14,500     |                              | $      | 21,400 |   |
| Hedge                  liability short-term-affiliate        |   |                               | ―    |                              |   | 3,900 |   |
| Total                  current liabilities                   |   |                               | 14,500     |                              |   | 25,300 |   |
|                                                         |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Asset                  retirement obligation                 |   |                               | 592,900    |                              |   | 567,300 |   |
| Hedge                  liability long-term-affiliate         |   |                               | 29,500     |                              |   | 172,200 |   |
|                                                         |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
|                                                         |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Partners’                  capital:                    |   |                               |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Managing                  general partner                    |   |                               | 2,687,100  |                              |   | 2,844,900 |   |
| Limited                  partners (1,500 units)              |   |                               | 6,329,300  |                              |   | 6,770,600 |   |
| Accumulated                  comprehensive income (loss)     |   |                               | 566,000    |                              |   | (136,700 | ) |
|                                                         |   |                               | 9,582,400  |                              |   | 9,478,800 |   |
|                                                         |   | $                                  | 10,219,300 |                              | $      | 10,243,600 |   |

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**STATEMENTS        OF OPERATIONS **

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                       |   | **Three                  Months Ended** |    | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                       |   | **September                  30,**      |    | **September                  30,**     |   |
|                                                       |   | **2006**                                |    | **2005**                               |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   |
| **REVENUES:**                                              |   |                                    |    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Natural                  gas and oil sales                 |   | $                                       | 665,800 |                                   | $      | 640,100 |   | $ | 1,979,000 |   | $ | 1,907,000 |   |
| Interest                  income                           |   |                                    | 4,000   |                                   |   | 800 |   |   | 8,300 |   |   | 2,400 |   |
| Total                  revenues                            |   |                                    | 669,800 |                                   |   | 640,900 |   |   | 1,987,300 |   |   | 1,909,400 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                    |    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **COSTS                  AND EXPENSES:**                   |   |                                    |    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                  expenses                       |   |                                    | 159,800 |                                   |   | 107,000 |   |   | 449,300 |   |   | 327,100 |   |
| Depletion                                                  |   |                                    | 90,500  |                                   |   | 202,700 |   |   | 237,600 |   |   | 588,600 |   |
| Accretion                  of asset retirement obligation  |   |                                    | 8,600   |                                   |   | 7,100 |   |   | 25,600 |   |   | 21,300 |   |
| General                  and administrative expenses       |   |                                    | 24,000  |                                   |   | 30,200 |   |   | 80,400 |   |   | 89,300 |   |
| Total                  expenses                            |   |                                    | 282,900 |                                   |   | 347,000 |   |   | 792,900 |   |   | 1,026,300 |   |
| **Net                  earnings**                          |   | $                                       | 386,900 |                                   | $      | 293,900 |   | $ | 1,194,400 |   | $ | 883,100 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                    |    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Allocation                  of net earnings:**           |   |                                    |    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Managing                  general partner                  |   | $                                       | 143,400 |                                   | $      | 86,200 |   | $ | 439,900 |   | $ | 258,600 |   |
| Limited                  partners                          |   | $                                       | 243,500 |                                   | $      | 207,700 |   | $ | 754,500 |   | $ | 624,500 |   |
| Net                  earnings per limited partnership unit |   | $                                       | 162     |                                   | $      | 138 |   | $ | 503 |   | $ | 416 |   |

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**STATEMENT        OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS**

**FOR        THE NINE MONTHS ENDED September 30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                      |   | **Managing** |      |         |   | **Accumulated**   |   |      |     |
|-----------------------------------------------------------|--------|--------------|-----------|--------------|--------|-------------------|--------|-----------|----------|
|                                                      |   | **General**  |      | **Limited**  |   | **Comprehensive** |   |      |     |
|                                                      |   | **Partner**  |      | **Partners** |   | **(Loss)/Income** |   | **Total** |     |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| **Balance                  at January 1, 2006**           |   | $            | 2,844,900 |         | $      | 6,770,600         |   | $         | (136,700 | ) | $ | 9,478,800 |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| Participation                  in revenues and expenses:  |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  production revenues                  |   |         | 543,000   |         |   | 986,700           |   |      | ―  |   |   | 1,529,700 |   |
| Interest                  income                          |   |         | 3,000     |         |   | 5,300             |   |      | ―  |   |   | 8,300 |   |
| Depletion                                                 |   |         | (68,500   | )            |   | (169,100          | )      |      | ―  |   |   | (237,600 | ) |
| Accretion                  of asset retirement obligation |   |         | (9,100    | )            |   | (16,500           | )      |      | ―  |   |   | (25,600 | ) |
| General                  and administrative               |   |         | (28,500   | )            |   | (51,900           | )      |      | ―  |   |   | (80,400 | ) |
| Net                  earnings                             |   |         | 439,900   |         |   | 754,500           |   |      | ―  |   |   | 1,194,400 |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  comprehensive income               |   |         | ―   |         |   | ―           |   |      | 702,700  |   |   | 702,700 |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                  to partners                |   |         | (597,700  | )            |   | (1,195,800        | )      |      | ―  |   |   | (1,793,500 | ) |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| **Balance                  at September 30, 2006**        |   | $            | 2,687,100 |         | $      | 6,329,300         |   | $         | 566,000  |   | $ | 9,582,400 |   |

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**STATEMENTS        OF CASH FLOWS**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                                                      |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|------------|
|                                                                                                      |   | **September                  30,**     |       |
|                                                                                                      |   | **2006**                               |       | **2005** |   |
| **Cash                  flows from operating activities:**                                                |   |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  earnings                                                                             |   | $                                      | 1,194,400  |   | $ | 883,100 |   |
| Adjustments                  to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by                  operating |   |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| activities:                                                                                               |   |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| Depletion                                                                                                 |   |                                   | 237,600    |   |   | 588,600 |   |
| Accretion                  of asset retirement obligation                                                 |   |                                   | 25,600     |   |   | 21,300 |   |
| Decrease                  in accounts receivable - affiliate                                              |   |                                   | 150,900    |   |   | 246,500 |   |
| Decrease                  in accrued liabilities                                                          |   |                                   | (6,900     | ) |   | (3,200 | ) |
| Net                  cash provided by operating activities                                                |   |                                   | 1,601,600  |   |   | 1,736,300 |   |
|                                                                                                      |   |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| **Cash                  flows from investing activities:**                                                |   |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| Proceeds                  from asset sales                                                                |   |                                   | ―    |   |   | 4,400 |   |
| Net                  cash provided by investing activities                                                |   |                                   | ―    |   |   | 4,400 |   |
|                                                                                                      |   |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| **Cash                  flows from financing activities:**                                                |   |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                  to partners                                                                |   |                                   | (1,793,500 | ) |   | (1,574,700 | ) |
| Net                  cash used in financing activities                                                    |   |                                   | (1,793,500 | ) |   | (1,574,700 | ) |
|                                                                                                      |   |                                   |       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents                                     |   |                                   | (191,900   | ) |   | 166,000 |   |
| Cash                  and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                         |   |                                   | 374,000    |   |   | 189,300 |   |
| Cash                  and cash equivalents at end of period                                               |   | $                                      | 182,100    |   | $ | 355,300 |   |

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**September        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE        1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS**

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

**Recently        Issued Financial Accounting Standards**

*Considering        the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in        Current Year Financial Statements*

*Fair        Value*
*Measurement*

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**September        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

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

**Receivables**

**Revenue        Recognition**

**Asset        Retirement Obligation**

*Accounting        for Asset Retirement Obligations*

|                                                                |   | **Three                  Months** |    | **Nine                  Months** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                |   | **2006**                          |    | **2005**                         |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                |   |                              |    |                             |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Asset                  retirement obligation at beginning of period |   | $                                 | 584,300 |                             | $      | 488,100 |   | $ | 567,300 |   | $ | 473,900 |   |
| Accretion                  expense                                  |   |                              | 8,600   |                             |   | 7,100 |   |   | 25,600 |   |   | 21,300 |   |
| Total                  asset retirement obligation at end of period |   | $                                 | 592,900 |                             | $      | 495,200 |   | $ | 592,900 |   | $ | 495,200 |   |

**Concentration        of Credit Risk**

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**September        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

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

**Property        and Equipment**

| Oil                  and gas properties consist of the following at the dates                  indicated: |   | **September                  30,** |        | **December                  31,** |   |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                      |   | **2006**                           |        | **2005**                          |   |
| Capitalized                  costs of properties:                                                         |   |                               |        |                              |   |   |   |
| Proved                  properties                                                                        |   | $                                  | 261,000     |                              | $      | 261,000 |   |
| Wells                  and related equipment                                                              |   |                               | 18,458,000  |                              |   | 18,458,000 |   |
|                                                                                                      |   |                               | 18,719,000  |                              |   | 18,719,000 |   |
| Accumulated                  depletion                                                                    |   |                               | (10,010,100 | )                                 |   | (9,772,500 | ) |
|                                                                                                      |   | $                                  | 8,708,900   |                              | $      | 8,946,500 |   |

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

| ·   | Administrative                costs which are included in general and administrative expenses in                the                Partnership’s Statements of Operations are payable at $75 per well per                month. Administrative costs incurred for the three months ended September                30, 2006 and 2005 were $17,100 and $17,400, respectively; and $51,200                and                $52,300 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,                respectively. |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ·   | Monthly                well supervision fees which are included in production expenses in                the                Partnership’s Statements of Operations are payable at $311 per well per                month for operating and maintaining wells. Well supervision fees                incurred                for the three months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005 were $79,400                and                $63,900, respectively; and $209,900 and $191,900 for the nine months                ended                September 30, 2006 and 2005,                respectively. |
|--------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| ·   | Transportation                fees which are included in production expenses in the Partnership’s                Statements of Operations are payable at rates ranging from $.29-$.35                per                mcf (one thousand cubic feet) to 10% of the natural gas sales price.                Transportation costs incurred for the three months ended September                30,                2006 and 2005 were $52,000 and $24,000, respectively; and $168,700                and                $71,000 for the nine months ended September 30, 2006 and 2005,                respectively. |
|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**Comprehensive        Income**

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**September        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE        3 **
**-**
**        TRANSACTIONS WITH ATLAS RESOURCES, LLC AND ITS AFFILIATES        (CONTINUED)**

|                                                          |   | **Three                  Months Ended** |    | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                          |   | **September                  30,**      |    | **September                  30,**     |   |
|                                                          |   | **2006**                                |    | **2005**                               |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                          |   |                                    |    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  earnings                                 |   | $                                       | 386,900 |                                   | $      | 293,900 |   | $ | 1,194,400 |   | $ | 883,100 |   |
| Other                  comprehensive income:                  |   |                                    |    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Unrealized                  holding gain on hedging contracts |   |                                    | 531,300 |                                   |   | ― |   |   | 865,900 |   |   | ― |   |
| Less:                  reclassification adjustment for gains  |   |                                    |    |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| realized                  in net earnings                     |   |                                    | (63,200 | )                                      |   | ― |   |   | (163,200 | ) |   | ― |   |
| Total                  other comprehensive income             |   |                                    | 468,100 |                                   |   | ― |   |   | 702,700 |   |   |   |   |
| Comprehensive                  income                         |   | $                                       | 855,000 |                                   | $      | 293,900 |   | $ | 1,897,100 |   | $ | 883,100 |   |

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

**NOTE        4 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS**

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**September        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE        4 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS (CONTINUED)**

| **Natural                  Gas Fixed-Price Swaps** |   |                             |    |                             |   |                                |   |
|----------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------------|--------|
|                                               |   |                             |    |                             |   |                                |   |
| **Twelve                  Month**                  |   |                             |    | **Average**                      |   | **Fair                  Value**     |   |
| **Production                  Period**             |   | **Volumes**                      |    | **Fixed                  Price** |   | **Asset                  (2)**      |   |
| **Ended                  September 30,**           |   | **(MMBTU)                  (1)** |    | **(per                  MMBTU)** |   | **(in                  thousands)** |   |
|                                               |   |                             |    |                             |   |                                |   |   |   |   |
| 2007                                               |   |                             | 144,600 |                             | $      | 9.26                                |   | $ | 288 |   |
| 2008                                               |   |                             | 209,400 |                             |   | 8.75                                |   |   | 142 |   |
| 2009                                               |   |                             | 156,600 |                             |   | 8.65                                |   |   | 112 |   |
| 2010                                               |   |                             | 34,800  |                             |   | 8.61                                |   |   | 24 |   |
|                                               |   |                             |    |                             |   |                                |   |   |   |   |
| Total                  Asset                       | $      | 566                              |    |

| (1)   | MMBTU                represents million British Thermal Units. |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------|
| (2)   | Fair                value based on forward NYMEX natural gas prices, as                applicable. |
|-----------------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|                                    |   | **September                  30, 2006** |   | **December                  31, 2005** |   |
|-----------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                    |   | **Book                  Value**         |   | **Fair                  Value**        |   | **Book                  Value** |   | **Fair                  Value** |   |
| Assets                                  |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Derivative                  instruments |   | $                                       | 596    |                                   | $      | 596 |   | $ | 39 |   | $ | 39 |   |
|                                    |   | $                                       | 596    |                                   | $      | 596 |   | $ | 39 |   | $ | 39 |   |
| Liabilities                             |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Derivative                  instruments |   | $                                       | (30    | )                                      | $      | (30 | ) | $ | (176 | ) | $ | (176 | ) |
|                                    |   | $                                       | 566    |                                   | $      | 566 |   | $ | (137 | ) | $ | (137 | ) |

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**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**September        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE        5 - SUBSEQUENT EVENT**

| **ITEM                    2.** | **MANAGEMENT’S                    DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION** |
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|                           | **OR                    PLAN OF OPERATIONS                    (UNAUDITED)**              |

**Forward-Looking        Statements**

**.**

**General**

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**Results        of Operations**

|                                                 |   | **Three                  Months Ended** |   | **Nine                  Months Ended** |   |
|------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                 |   | **September                  30,**      |   | **September                  30,**     |   |
|                                                 |   | **2006**                                |   | **2005**                               |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                  revenues (in thousands): |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                                                  |   | $                                       | 622    |                                   | $      | 597 |   | $ | 1,885 |   | $ | 1,818 |   |
| Oil                                                  |   | $                                       | 44     |                                   | $      | 43 |   | $ | 94 |   | $ | 89 |   |
| Total                                                |   | $                                       | 666    |                                   | $      | 640 |   | $ | 1,979 |   | $ | 1,907 |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                  volumes:                 |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                  (mcf/day) (2)                   |   |                                    | 788    |                                   |   | 934 |   |   | 750 |   |   | 951 |   |
| Oil                  (bbls/day) (2)                  |   |                                    | 7      |                                   |   | 8 |   |   | 5 |   |   | 6 |   |
| Total                  (mcfe/day) (2)                |   |                                    | 830    |                                   |   | 982 |   |   | 780 |   |   | 987 |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                  sales prices:               |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                  (per mcf) (1) (2)               |   | $                                       | 8.58   |                                   | $      | 6.94 |   | $ | 9.21 |   | $ | 7.00 |   |
| Oil                  (per bbl) (2)                   |   | $                                       | 65.93  |                                   | $      | 55.66 |   | $ | 63.37 |   | $ | 51.27 |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                  production costs:           |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| As                  a percent of sales               |   |                                    | 24     | %                                      |   | 17 | % |   | 23 | % |   | 17 | % |
| Per                  mcfe (2)                        |   | $                                       | 2.09   |                                   | $      | 1.18 |   | $ | 2.10 |   | $ | 1.21 |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Depletion                  per mcfe                  |   | $                                       | 1.18   |                                   | $      | 2.24 |   | $ | 1.11 |   | $ | 2.18 |   |

| (1)   | The                average sales price per mcf before the effects of hedging was $7.70                and                $8.34 for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2006,                respectively. There were no hedging transactions in the three and                nine                months ended September 30, 2005. |
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| (2)   | “Mcf”                means thousand cubic feet, “mcfe” means thousand cubic feet equivalent and                “bbls” means barrels. Bbls are converted to mcfe using the ratio of six                mcfs to one bbl. |
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**Natural        Gas Revenues**

**Oil        Revenues**

**Expenses.        **

**Liquidity        and Capital Resources. **

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**Critical        Accounting Policies**

**Recently        Issued Financial Accounting Standards**

*Considering        the Effects of Prior Year Misstatements when Quantifying Misstatements in        Current Year Financial Statements*

*Fair        Value*
*Measurement*

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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**

| Pursuant                  to the requirements of the Securities of the Exchange Act of 1934,                  the                  registrant has duly caused this |
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| 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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|                                                                                                                                                               |   | Atlas                  Resources, LLC, Managing General Partner |
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| Date:                  November 14, 2006                                                                                                                           |   | By:/s/                  Freddie M. Kotek |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   | Freddie                  M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief Executive                  Officer |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   | and                  President |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |
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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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| Date:                  November 14, 2006                                                                                                                           |   | By:/s/                  Freddie M. Kotek |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   | Freddie                  M. Kotek, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief                  Executive |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   | Officer                  and President |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |
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| Date:                  November 14, 2006                                                                                                                           |   | By:/s/                  Nancy J. McGurk |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   | Nancy                  J. McGurk, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and                  Chief |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   | Accounting                  Officer |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   |   |
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