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<P ALIGN="CENTER">FORM 8-K</P>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">CURRENT REPORT</P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE </P>


<P ALIGN="CENTER">SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934</P>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)</FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">November 15, 2005</U></FONT></TD>


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</B><U><P ALIGN="CENTER">Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.&#9;</P>


</U><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)</P>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">Georgia</U></FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">0-27888</U></FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">58-2126618</U></FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Commission File Number)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(IRS Employer Identification No.)</FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia</U></FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">30092-3365</U></FONT></TD>


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<P ALIGN="CENTER">Registrant's telephone number, including area code: <U>(770) 449-7800</P>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="CENTER">(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)</P>


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<P>Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):</P>


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<P>[]&#9;Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)</P>


<P>[]&#9;Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)</P>


<P>[]  &#9;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR   240.14d-2(b))</P>


<P>[] &#9;Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c))</P>


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<P>Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement</P>


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</FONT><FONT SIZE=3><P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;On November 15, 2005, Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates (the &quot;Joint Venture&quot;), a joint venture partnership between Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. (the &quot;Registrant&quot;) and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., and Flextronics International USA, Inc. (&quot;Flextronics&quot;), an unrelated third party, entered into a lease agreement (the &quot;Agreement&quot;), which allows Flextronics to take occupancy of an office building comprised of approximately 48,600 rentable square feet and located in Broomfield, Colorado (the &quot;305 Interlocken Parkway Building&quot;).  The commencement date of the Agreement is the earlier of the date on which (i) tenant improvements are substantially complete (targeted for January 17, 2006), or (ii)&nbsp;Flextronics accepts possession and occupies the space.  The lease term extends sixty-seven months from the commencement date of the Agreement.  Following seven months of rental abatements, monthly base rent payable is $7.10 per square foot through the nineteenth month of the Agreement.  Beginning in the twentieth month of the Agreement, monthly base rent payable increases annually by $0.50 per square foot until the lease expiration.  In addition to monthly base rent, following five months of abatements, Flextronics is also required to pay their share of all operating expenses for the 305 Interlocken Parkway Building.</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;The Joint Venture owns 100% of the 305 Interlocken Parkway Building, and Flextronics will be the sole tenant of the building.  The Registrant owns an equity interest of approximately 54.8% in the Joint Venture.</P>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">&#9;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.</P>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VIII, L.P.<BR>


(Registrant)</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>WELLS PARTNERS, L.P.<BR>


General Partner</FONT></TD>


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<FONT SIZE=3><P>Wells Capital, Inc.<BR>


General Partner</FONT></TD>


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<U><FONT SIZE=3><P>/s/ Leo F. Wells, III<BR>


</U>Leo F. Wells, III<BR>


President</FONT></TD>


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<P ALIGN="JUSTIFY">Date:  November 17, 2005</P>





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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported)
November 15, 2005
Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)
Georgia
0-27888
58-2126618
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)
(Commission File Number)
(IRS Employer Identification No.)
6200 The Corners Parkway, Norcross, Georgia
30092-3365
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(770) 449-7800
N/A
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
[]	Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)
[]	Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)
[]  	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR   240.14d-2(b))
[] 	Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4c))
Item 1.01 Entry Into a Material Definitive Agreement
On November 15, 2005, Fund VIII and Fund IX Associates (the "Joint Venture"), a joint venture partnership between Wells Real Estate Fund VIII, L.P. (the "Registrant") and Wells Real Estate Fund IX, L.P., and Flextronics International USA, Inc. ("Flextronics"), an unrelated third party, entered into a lease agreement (the "Agreement"), which allows Flextronics to take occupancy of an office building comprised of approximately 48,600 rentable square feet and located in Broomfield, Colorado (the "305 Interlocken Parkway Building").  The commencement date of the Agreement is the earlier of the date on which (i) tenant improvements are substantially complete (targeted for January 17, 2006), or (ii) Flextronics accepts possession and occupies the space.  The lease term extends sixty-seven months from the commencement date of the Agreement.  Following seven months of rental abatements, monthly base rent payable is $7.10 per square foot through the nineteenth month of the Agreement.  Beginning in the twentieth month of the Agreement, monthly base rent payable increases annually by $0.50 per square foot until the lease expiration.  In addition to monthly base rent, following five months of abatements, Flextronics is also required to pay their share of all operating expenses for the 305 Interlocken Parkway Building.
The Joint Venture owns 100% of the 305 Interlocken Parkway Building, and Flextronics will be the sole tenant of the building.  The Registrant owns an equity interest of approximately 54.8% in the Joint Venture.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Current Report on Form 8-K to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
WELLS REAL ESTATE FUND VIII, L.P.
(Registrant)
By:
WELLS PARTNERS, L.P.
General Partner
By:
Wells Capital, Inc.
General Partner
By:
/s/ Leo F. Wells, III
Leo F. Wells, III
President
Date:  November 17, 2005