|                        | **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 June 30, 2006                 |
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| o                           | **TRANSITION                  REPORT UNDER SECTION 13 OR 15 (d) OF THE**      |
|                        | **SECURITIES                  EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934**                          |
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|                        | 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)                                                                                                                               |                                                                  |
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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** ****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**                                                            |

**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 June 30, 2006 and December 31, 2005                  (Unaudited)                                | 3        |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
|                          |   | Statements                  of Operations for the Three and Six Months ended June 30, 2006                  and                  2005 |     |
|                          |   | (Unaudited)                                                                                                                           | 4        |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
|                          |   | Statement                  of Partners’ Capital Accounts for the Six Months ended June 30,                  2006                |     |
|                          |   | (Unaudited)                                                                                                                           | 5        |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
|                          |   | Statements                  of Cash Flows for the Six Months ended June 30, 2006 and                  2005                            |     |
|                          |   | (Unaudited)                                                                                                                           | 6        |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
|                          |   | Notes                  to Financial Statements (Unaudited)                                                                            | 7-11     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
| Item                  2:      |   | Management’s                  Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition or Plan of                  Operations        | 11-14    |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
| Item                  3:      |   | Controls                  and Procedures                                                                                              | 14       |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
| **PART                  II.** |   | **OTHER                  INFORMATION**                                                                                                |     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
| Item                  6:      |   | Exhibits                                                                                                                              | 15       |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
| **SIGNATURES**           | 16     |
|                          |   |                                                                                                                                  |     |
| **CERTIFICATIONS**       | 17-20  |

**PART        I**

**ITEM        1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS**

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**BALANCE        SHEETS**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                         |   | **June                  30,** |       | **December                  31,** |   |
|--------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------------|------------|-----------------------------------|--------|
|                                                         |   | **2006**                      |       | **2005**                          |   |
|                                                         |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| **ASSETS**                                                   |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Current                  Assets:                             |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Cash                  and cash equivalents                   |   | $                             | 421,400    |                              | $      | 374,000 |   |
| Accounts                  receivable-affiliate               |   |                          | 486,600    |                              |   | 883,700 |   |
| Hedge                  receivable short-term-affiliate       |   |                          | 142,600    |                              |   | 39,400 |   |
| Total                  current assets                        |   |                          | 1,050,600  |                              |   | 1,297,100 |   |
|                                                         |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Oil                  and gas properties, net            |   |                          | 8,799,400  |                              |   | 8,946,500 |   |
|                                                         |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Hedge                  receivable long-term-affiliate   |   |                          | 191,700    |                              |   | ― |   |
|                                                         |   | $                             | 10,041,700 |                              | $      | 10,243,600 |   |
|                                                         |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| **LIABILITIES                  AND PARTNERS’ CAPITAL** |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Current                  liabilities:                        |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Accrued                  liabilities                    |   | $                             | 11,100     |                              | $      | 21,400 |   |
| Hedge                  liability short-term-affiliate        |   |                          | ―    |                              |   | 3,900 |   |
| Total                  current liabilities                   |   |                          | 11,100     |                              |   | 25,300 |   |
|                                                         |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Asset                  retirement obligation            |   |                          | 584,300    |                              |   | 567,300 |   |
| Hedge                  liability long-term-affiliate    |   |                          | 236,400    |                              |   | 172,200 |   |
|                                                         |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
|                                                         |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Partners’                  capital:                    |   |                          |       |                              |   |   |   |
| Managing                  general partner                    |   |                          | 2,715,000  |                              |   | 2,844,900 |   |
| Limited                  partners (1,500 units)              |   |                          | 6,397,000  |                              |   | 6,770,600 |   |
| Accumulated                  comprehensive income (loss)     |   |                          | 97,900     |                              |   | (136,700 | ) |
|                                                         |   |                          | 9,209,900  |                              |   | 9,478,800 |   |
|                                                         |   | $                             | 10,041,700 |                              | $      | 10,243,600 |   |

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**STATEMENTS        OF OPERATIONS **

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                       |   | **Three                  Months Ended** |    | **Six                  Months Ended** |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                       |   | **June                  30,**           |    | **June                  30,**         |   |
|                                                       |   | **2006**                                |    | **2005**                              |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   |
| **REVENUES:**                                              |   |                                    |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Natural                  gas and oil sales                 |   | $                                       | 522,900 |                                  | $      | 589,000 |   | $ | 1,313,200 |   | $ | 1,266,900 |   |
| Interest                  income                           |   |                                    | 2,800   |                                  |   | 1,000 |   |   | 4,300 |   |   | 1,600 |   |
| Total                  revenues                            |   |                                    | 525,700 |                                  |   | 590,000 |   |   | 1,317,500 |   |   | 1,268,500 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                    |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **COSTS                  AND EXPENSES:**                   |   |                                    |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                  expenses                  |   |                                    | 152,500 |                                  |   | 111,400 |   |   | 289,500 |   |   | 220,100 |   |
| Depletion                                             |   |                                    | 55,200  |                                  |   | 189,000 |   |   | 147,100 |   |   | 385,900 |   |
| Accretion                  of asset retirement obligation  |   |                                    | 8,500   |                                  |   | 7,100 |   |   | 17,000 |   |   | 14,200 |   |
| General                  and administrative expenses  |   |                                    | 30,600  |                                  |   | 32,400 |   |   | 56,400 |   |   | 59,100 |   |
| Total                  expenses                            |   |                                    | 246,800 |                                  |   | 339,900 |   |   | 510,000 |   |   | 679,300 |   |
| **Net                  earnings**                     |   | $                                       | 278,900 |                                  | $      | 250,100 |   | $ | 807,500 |   | $ | 589,200 |   |
|                                                       |   |                                    |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| **Allocation                  of net earnings:**           |   |                                    |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Managing                  general partner                  |   | $                                       | 102,700 |                                  | $      | 73,200 |   | $ | 296,500 |   | $ | 172,400 |   |
| Limited                  partners                          |   | $                                       | 176,200 |                                  | $      | 176,900 |   | $ | 511,000 |   | $ | 416,800 |   |
| Net                  earnings per limited partnership unit |   | $                                       | 118     |                                  | $      | 118 |   | $ | 341 |   | $ | 278 |   |

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**STATEMENT        OF PARTNERS’ CAPITAL ACCOUNTS**

**FOR        THE SIX MONTHS ENDED June 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                  |   |         | 363,400   |         |   | 660,300           |   |      | ―  |   |   | 1,023,700 |   |
| Interest                  income                          |   |         | 1,500     |         |   | 2,800             |   |      | ―  |   |   | 4,300 |   |
| Depletion                                                 |   |         | (42,400   | )            |   | (104,700          | )      |      | ―  |   |   | (147,100 | ) |
| Accretion                  of asset retirement obligation |   |         | (6,000    | )            |   | (11,000           | )      |      | ―  |   |   | (17,000 | ) |
| General                  and administrative               |   |         | (20,000   | )            |   | (36,400           | )      |      | ―  |   |   | (56,400 | ) |
| Net                  earnings                             |   |         | 296,500   |         |   | 511,000           |   |      | ―  |   |   | 807,500 |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| Other                  comprehensive income               |   |         | ―   |         |   | ―           |   |      | 234,600  |   |   | 234,600 |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| Distributions                  to partners                |   |         | (426,400  | )            |   | (884,600          | )      |      | ―  |   |   | (1,311,000 | ) |
|                                                      |   |         |      |         |   |              |   |      |     |   |   |   |   |
| **Balance                  at June 30, 2006**             |   | $            | 2,715,000 |         | $      | 6,397,000         |   | $         | 97,900   |   | $ | 9,209,900 |   |

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**STATEMENTS        OF CASH FLOWS**

**(Unaudited)**

|                                                                                                      |   | **Six                  Months Ended** |       |
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|------------|
|                                                                                                      |   | **June                  30,**         |       |
|                                                                                                      |   | **2006**                              |       | **2005** |   |
| **Cash                  flows from operating activities:**                                                |   |                                  |       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  earnings                                                                             |   | $                                     | 807,500    |   | $ | 589,200 |   |
| Adjustments                  to reconcile net earnings to net cash provided by                  operating |   |                                  |       |   |   |   |   |
| activities:                                                                                               |   |                                  |       |   |   |   |   |
| Depletion                                                                                                 |   |                                  | 147,100    |   |   | 385,900 |   |
| Accretion                  of asset retirement obligation                                                 |   |                                  | 17,000     |   |   | 14,200 |   |
| Decrease                  in accounts receivable - affiliate                                              |   |                                  | 397,100    |   |   | 257,700 |   |
| Decrease                  in accrued liabilities                                                          |   |                                  | (10,300    | ) |   | (6,000 | ) |
| Net                  cash provided by operating activities                                                |   |                                  | 1,358,400  |   |   | 1,241,000 |   |
|                                                                                                      |   |                                  |       |   |   |   |   |
| **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                                                                |   |                                  | (1,311,000 | ) |   | (1,095,500 | ) |
| Net                  cash used in financing activities                                                    |   |                                  | (1,311,000 | ) |   | (1,095,500 | ) |
|                                                                                                      |   |                                  |       |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  increase in cash and cash equivalents                                                |   |                                  | 47,400     |   |   | 149,900 |   |
| Cash                  and cash equivalents at beginning of period                                         |   |                                  | 374,000    |   |   | 189,300 |   |
| Cash                  and cash equivalents at end of period                                               |   | $                                     | 421,400    |   | $ | 339,200 |   |

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**June        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

**NOTE        1 - NATURE OF OPERATIONS**

**Atlas        Resources, LLC Change in Fiscal Year End**

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

**Receivables**

**Revenue        Recognition**

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**June        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

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

**Asset        Retirement Obligation**

|                                                                      |   | **Three                  Months** |    | **Six                  Months** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                      |   | **2006**                          |    | **2005**                        |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                                      |   |                              |    |                            |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Asset                  retirement obligation at beginning of period       |   | $                                 | 575,800 |                            | $      | 481,000 |   | $ | 567,300 |   | $ | 473,900 |   |
| Accretion                  expense                                        |   |                              | 8,500   |                            |   | 7,100 |   |   | 17,000 |   |   | 14,200 |   |
| Total                  asset retirement obligation at end of period  |   | $                                 | 584,300 |                            | $      | 488,000 |   | $ | 584,300 |   | $ | 488,100 |   |

**Concentration        of Credit Risk**

**Property        and Equipment**

| Oil                  and gas properties consist of the following at the dates                  indicated: |   | **June                  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                                                                    |   |                          | (9,919,600 | )                                 |   | (9,772,500 | ) |
|                                                                                                      |   | $                             | 8,799,400  |                              | $      | 8,946,500 |   |

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**June        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

**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                June                30, 2006 and 2005 were $17,100 and $17,500, respectively; and $34,100                and                $34,900 for the six months ended June 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 June 30, 2006 and 2005 were $68,300                and $64,100, respectively; and $130,500 and $128,000 for the six                month                ended June 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 June 30,                2006 and                2005 were $62,400 and $22,600, respectively; and $116,700 and $47,000                for                the six months ended June 30, 2006 and 2005,                respectively. |
|--------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**Comprehensive        Income**

|                                                          |   | **Three                  Months Ended** |    | **Six                  Months Ended** |   |
|---------------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|---------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                          |   | **June                  30,**           |    | **June                  30,**         |   |
|                                                          |   | **2006**                                |    | **2005**                              |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   |
|                                                          |   |                                    |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Net                  earnings                                 |   | $                                       | 278,900 |                                  | $      | 250,100 |   | $ | 807,500 |   | $ | 589,200 |   |
| Other                  comprehensive income:                  |   |                                    |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Unrealized                  holding gain on hedging contracts |   |                                    | 182,500 |                                  |   | ― |   |   | 334,600 |   |   | ― |   |
| Less:                  reclassification adjustment for (gain) |   |                                    |    |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| realized                  in net earnings                |   |                                    | (53,500 | )                                     |   | ― |   |   | (100,000 | ) |   | ― |   |
|                                                          |   |                                    | 129,000 |                                  |   | ― |   |   | 234,600 |   |   | ― |   |
| Comprehensive                  income                    |   | $                                       | 407,900 |                                  | $      | 250,100 |   | $ | 1,042,100 |   | $ | 589,200 |   |

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**June        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

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

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

**NOTE        4 - DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS**

| **Natural                  Gas Fixed-Price Swaps**                                                                                                                                                                                                                           |   |                             |    |                             |   |                                       |   |
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------|---------|----------------------------------|--------|--------------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                             |    |                             |   |                                       |   |
| **Production**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |   |                             |    | **Average**                      |   | **Fair                  Value**            |   |
| **Period**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   |   | **Volumes**                      |    | **Fixed                  Price** |   | **Asset                  (Liability) (2)** |   |
| **Ended                  June 30,**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          |   | **(MMBTU)                  (1)** |    | **(per                  MMBTU)** |   | **(in                  thousands)**        |   |
|                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                             |    |                             |   |                                       |   |
| 2007                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                             | 102,300 |                             | $      | 9.67                                       |   | $ | 143 |   |
| 2008                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                             | 223,000 |                             |   | 8.76                                       |   |   | (84 | ) |
| 2009                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                             | 185,500 |                             |   | 8.69                                       |   |   | 7 |   |
| 2010                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |   |                             | 74,000  |                             |   | 8.61                                       |   |   | 32 |   |
|                                         Total                  Asset |   |                             |    |                             |   |                                       |   | $ | 98 |   |

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

**ATLAS        AMERICA PUBLIC #9 LTD.**

**NOTES        TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS **

**June        30, 2006**

**(Unaudited)**

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

|                                    |   | **June                  30, 2006** |   | **December                  31, 2005** |   |
|-----------------------------------------|--------|------------------------------------|--------|----------------------------------------|--------|
|                                    |   | **Book                  Value**    |   | **Fair                  Value**        |   | **Book                  Value** |   | **Fair                  Value** |   |
| Assets                                  |   |                               |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Derivative                  instruments |   | $                                  | 334    |                                   | $      | 334 |   | $ | 39 |   | $ | 39 |   |
|                                    |   | $                                  | 334    |                                   | $      | 334 |   | $ | 39 |   | $ | 39 |   |
| Liabilities                             |   |                               |   |                                   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Derivative                  instruments |   | $                                  | (236   | )                                      | $      | (236 | ) | $ | (176 | ) | $ | (176 | ) |
|                                    |   | $                                  | 98     |                                   | $      | 98 |   | $ | (137 | ) | $ | (137 | ) |

**NOTE        5 - SUBSEQUENT EVENTS**

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

**Forward-Looking        Statements**

**.**

**General**

**Results        of Operations**

|                                                 |   | **Three                  Months Ended** |   | **Six                  Months Ended** |   |
|------------------------------------------------------|--------|-----------------------------------------|--------|---------------------------------------|--------|
|                                                 |   | **June                  30,**           |   | **June                  30,**         |   |
|                                                 |   | **2006**                                |   | **2005**                              |   | **2006** |   | **2005** |   |
| Production                  revenues (in thousands): |   |                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                                                  |   | $                                       | 491    |                                  | $      | 557 |   | $ | 1,263 |   | $ | 1,221 |   |
| Oil                                                  |   | $                                       | 32     |                                  | $      | 32 |   | $ | 50 |   | $ | 46 |   |
| Total                                                |   | $                                       | 523    |                                  | $      | 589 |   | $ | 1,313 |   | $ | 1,267 |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Production                  volumes:                 |   |                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                  (mcf/day) (2)                   |   |                                    | 622    |                                  |   | 885 |   |   | 731 |   |   | 960 |   |
| Oil                  (bbls/day) (2)                  |   |                                    | 6      |                                  |   | 7 |   |   | 4 |   |   | 5 |   |
| Total                  (mcfe/day) (2)                |   |                                    | 658    |                                  |   | 927 |   |   | 755 |   |   | 990 |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                  sales prices:               |   |                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Gas                  (per mcf) (1) (2)               |   | $                                       | 8.67   |                                  | $      | 6.92 |   | $ | 9.55 |   | $ | 7.03 |   |
| Oil                  (per bbl) (2)                   |   | $                                       | 61.57  |                                  | $      | 49.30 |   | $ | 61.24 |   | $ | 47.73 |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Average                  production costs:           |   |                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| As                  a percent of sales               |   |                                    | 29     | %                                     |   | 19 | % |   | 22 | % |   | 17 | % |
| Per                  mcfe (2)                        |   | $                                       | 2.55   |                                  | $      | 1.32 |   | $ | 2.11 |   | $ | 1.23 |   |
|                                                 |   |                                    |   |                                  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
| Depletion                  per mcfe                  |   | $                                       | .92    |                                  | $      | 2.24 |   | $ | 1.07 |   | $ | 2.15 |   |

|   |   |
|--------|--------|
| (1)   | The                average sales price per mcf before the effects of hedging was $8.69                for                the six months ended June 30, 2006. There was no hedging in the                period ended June 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. **

**Critical        Accounting Policies**

**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 |

**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:                  August 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:                  August 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:                  August 14, 2006                                                                                                                             |   | By:/s/                  Nancy J. McGurk |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   | Nancy                  J. McGurk, Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and                  Chief |
|                                                                                                                                                               |   | Accounting                  Officer |
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